Theonas of Alexandria
3rd century · AD 300 · Early Fathers (before Nicaea) · 8 passages
Background on Theonas of Alexandria
In his own words on Colossians
- Colossians 4:6
Let your conversation always be temperate and modest, and seasoned with religion as with salt. And, further, let there be no jealousy among you or contentiousness, which might bring you into all manner of confusion and division, and thus also make you objects of aversion to Christ and to the emperor, and lead you into the deepest abomination, so that not one stone of your building could stand upon another.
The Epistle of Theonas, Bishop of Alexandria, to Lucianus, the Chief Chamberlain
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