Truth Triumphant - Benjamin G. Wilkinson

Chapter 5
Lucian and the Church in
Syria
Lucian was really a learned man; his work on
the text of the Old Testament, which he corrected
from the original Hebrew, soon became famous; he
was a Hebrew scholar, and his version was adopted
by the greater number of the churches of Syria and
Asia Minor. He occupied himself also with the
New Testament. His exegesis differed widely from
that of Origen. In Antioch allegorical interpretation
was not in fashion.[1]
Consideration having been given to the
importance of Syria in conserving the original
bases of the true church, attention is now directed
to Lucian (c. A.D. 250-312). Born among the hills
of Syria, this devout scholar was destined to
exercise a dominating influence on the thought of
men through the ages. He was gifted with an
unusual spirit of discernment, which the Holy
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