[1] Many of Origen's works are lost and consequently the extracts in the anthology are valuable today.
Basil and Gregory are described as the compilers in the Greek text itself,[3] and this is generally accepted.
Eric Junod, the editor of the French edition of chapters 21–27, accepts both as the authors.
Gregory Nazianzen sent a letter to a friend [6] which supports the traditional attribution.
[7] A number of medieval manuscripts preserve the work, including Codex Parisinus Graecus 456.