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A Letter of Mara, Son of Serapion Tran. from Syriac

Posted by on Oct 30, 2012 in Articles, Library | Comments Off on A Letter of Mara, Son of Serapion Tran. from Syriac

Mara, son of Serapion, to Serapion, my son: peace. When thy master and guardian wrote me a letter, and informed me that thou wast very diligent in study, though so young in years, I blessed God that thou, a little boy, and without a guide to direct thee, hadst begun in good earnest; and to myself also this was a comfort-that I heard of thee, little boy as thou art, as displaying such greatness of mind and conscientiousness:2 a character which, in the case of many who have begun well, has shown no eagerness to continue. On this account, lo, I have written for thee this record, touching that...

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