Ammonius of Alexandria
Ammonios of Alexandria was a third century Christian Bible scholar and writer. It is not to be confused with the Neoplatonic philosopher Ammonios Sakkas , who also came from Alexandria .
Until the 19th century, Ammonius was ascribed the early divisions of the four Gospels , which are still known as the Ammonian divisions . Today, however, they are usually attributed to Eusebius of Caesarea . Eusebius ( Church History , 6:19), followed by Jerome , affirms that Ammonios was born a Christian, remained faithful to Christianity all his life and has published two works: The Harmony of Moses and Jesus and a Diatessaron (Harmony of the Four Gospels) . There is an extensive Latin translation of an anonymous Greek diatessaron made in the 6th century by Bishop Victor of Capua , usually attributed to Tatian , but possibly by Ammonius.
Eusebius attacks Porphyry for his statement that Ammonius fell away from the faith early in his life and left no writings. He probably confused the Christian Ammonios with Ammonios Sakkas.
literature
- Adolf Jülicher : Ammonios 20 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume I, 2, Stuttgart 1894, column 1867.
Web links
- Ammonius in the Dictionary of African Christian Biography (English)
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| SURNAME | Ammonius of Alexandria |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Christian philosopher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd century or 4th century |