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...... In Socrates Scholasticus work, an objective historians ideal of a correct history, rather than a correct Christian view alone prevailed. Socrates Scholasticus was a layperson, not a bishop, although a devout Christian. He openly expressed admiration for higher ideals of historical accuracy as well as doctrinal purity. In contrast, The Ecclesiastical History of Philostorgius, was a history was written as an encomium on the heretical party, and an attack and assault upon the orthodox, rather than a transcription of accurate history. It is because of the dominance of works like The Ecclesiastical History of Philostorgius that makes Socrates Scholasticus so unique, notable, and commendable for his desire to paint an entire picture of the developing Christian world, as manifested in his frequent inclusion of letters of historical figures, such as the Emperor Constantine. Of course it is possible to use included letters in a way to support a particular thesis as well as to counteract a thesis in a biased manner, but the inclusion of the letters in their totality points to Socrates Scholasticus balanced treatment of controversy, even when the author, such as Constantine, reproaches the Arians for taking the most holy people and rending them into two

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