evidence is mistaken, but such a conclusion ought not to be drawn without careful attention being given to the matter. I am relatively convinced, however, that after Origen and Eusebius the die had been cast and that independent thinking about these issues was not to be found. While I think that Augustine’s Harmony of the Gospels is interesting for what it does—it is an attempt to show the historical trustworthiness of the Gospel stories and sayings—he is simply carrying on the tradition set by Origen