SPEAR Factoids about
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Personal Information
Place of residence:
John resided in Bostra. See factoid page
Occupation(s):
John was a scholastic. See factoid page
Events
Severus wrote a letter to John the scholastic in which he answered questions posed by another. The questions dealt with repentance for refusing to submit to monastic discipline and repentance for self-castration in one's youth. See factoid page
Severus wrote a letter to John of Bostra in which he discussed sacrifices and circumcision and argued that Christ abolished the letter of the law while the spirit of the law remains. See factoid page
Severus wrote a letter to John of Bostra discussing the last days and why it has been so long since the resurrection. See factoid page
John the scholastic wrote a letter to Severus in which he sought answers to questions someone else had asked him. The questions dealt with repentance for refusing to submit to monastic discipline and repentance for self-castration in one's youth. See factoid page