Letter 45
Synesius of Cyrene→Olympius|c. 412 AD|synesius cyrene
To Olympius.
Evil men from outside are troubling our Church. Take action against them. Only nails drive out nails.
Letter 45: A Call for Assistance
[1] To Olympius
Evil men from without are troubling our Church. Take steps against them. Only nails drive out nails.
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To Olympius.
Evil men from outside are troubling our Church. Take action against them. Only nails drive out nails.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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