Letter 1122
Isidore of Pelusium→Unknown|isidore pelusium
From: Isidore of Pelusium, monk
To: An unnamed person
Date: ~410 AD
Context: Isidore writes on matters of scripture.
Scripture speaks with precision to those who read carefully. But it punishes those who read carelessly by allowing them to construct elaborate errors from fragments of truth. Read the whole text, not fragments. A verse torn from its context can be made to say almost anything.
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From: Isidore of Pelusium, monk
To: An unnamed person
Date: ~410 AD
Context: Isidore writes on matters of scripture.
Scripture speaks with precision to those who read carefully. But it punishes those who read carelessly by allowing them to construct elaborate errors from fragments of truth. Read the whole text, not fragments. A verse torn from its context can be made to say almost anything.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.