LIFE OF SEVERUS

ZACHARIAS THE SCHOLASTIC

The history of the holy Mar Severus Patriarch of Antioch, which was written by Zacharias the Scholastic a student/learned person, who studied with him in Alexandria and in the city of Beirut, the laws.

5 * fol. 109 r° b. — From where do you come to us today, O beloved friend and companion?
— From the Royal Stoa the covered walkway or portico used for public discourse, my dear. I have come to you because I wish to learn from you concerning these matters about which I want to ask. My soul is in the midst of turmoil because of a pamphlet that appears to be written by someone who is a Christian by name. In truth, however, it is full of mockery, and it mocks the Christian faith.
10 — How is this? Tell me. And in what manner did you come across such a thing?