{"id":36305,"date":"2025-05-09T13:47:37","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T13:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=36305"},"modified":"2025-07-14T20:15:49","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T20:15:49","slug":"christian-history-the-arian-letters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/christian-history-the-arian-letters\/","title":{"rendered":"Christelijke geschiedenis: De Arian-brieven"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>For additional context, please read our introduction to Arianism and Biography of Arius. Arius\u2019 Letter to Eusebius of Nicomedia c 319 A.D. (from Theodoret, Ecclesiastical History, I, IV. LPNF, ser. 2, vol. 3, 41. To his very dear lord, the man of God, the faithful and orthodox Eusebius, Arius, unjustly persecuted by Alexander the Pope, on account of that all conquering truth of which you also are a champion, sendeth greeting in the Lord. Ammonius, my father, being about to\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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