The Sixth Book of the Select Letters of Severus, Vol. 2: Patriarch of Antioch, in the Syriac Version of Athanasius of Nisibis (Classic Reprint) - Softcover
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The letters translated by Athanasius treat only of ecclesiastical matters but whether the dogmatic letters were excluded from the collection or contained in the other books we have no means of knowing.
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