I cannot recommend enough the books Origen wrote against an Epicurean named Celsus. He uses incredible (if wordy) arguments refuting the attacks Celsus levies against the church in his work entitled True Discourse. In his defense of Christianity and the gospels, we get this little gem (Cont. Cels. 3.39):
And I am of opinion that it was on this account that Jesus wished to employ such persons as teachers of his doctrines, namely that there might clearly appear to all who were capable of understanding, that the guileless purpose of the writers being, so to speak, marked with great simplicity, was deemed worthy of being accompanied by a diviner power, which accomplished far more than it seemed possible could be accomplished by a periphrasis of words, and a weaving of sentences, accompanied by all the distinctions of Grecian arts.
The power of scripture lies in its simultaneously simple and profound nature. It’s simple enough to be understood by the least-educated among us, and profound enough to give intellectuals something to chew on. Another evidence of supernatural origin, attested to by Origen.
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