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Severus of Antioch

?–538

Syriac / Oriental voice, d. ~538

The life

Severus of Antioch (d. ~538). Syriac / Oriental voice from the church's historical commentary tradition, present in MannaFest's quote pool with source citations. Full profile pending.

In their own words

  • “We need to be clearly convinced that our distress at such evil deeds and our compassion for those who suffer earns the greatest reward with God and guarantees acceptance with him. All the more so, because in the face of what often appears to be …”

    CATENA · on the verse

  • “Thus the apostles and the holy disciples of the Savior, in the beginning, allowed converts from Judaism to the life of the gospel to be circumcised according to the law of Moses in order that they would just believe in the Lord. Later, they themselves …”

    CATENA ON THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES 21.21-22 · on the verse

  • “If it seemed necessary to the apostles to travel around, and to return often to the same cities where they had preached the gospel, and to visit the believers and to examine closely how they were, what justification will we have before God if we …”

    CATENA ON THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES 15.36-38 · on the verse