“The novelties the Arians have put forward contrary to the Scriptures are these: God was not always a Father … the Word of God was not always … [for] there was a time when he was not … neither is he like in essence to the Father; neither is he the true and natural Word of the Father; neither is he his true wisdom … . And the Father cannot be described by the Son, for the Word does not know the Father perfectly and accurately.” Alexander’s letter, which shows signs of having been partly written by