- He was a philosopher who wrote an important letter in Syriac to his son sometime after 73 AD

- A version of the letter survived the ancient world and comes to us from the seventh century

- In the letter, Mara talked about tyrants who made the mistake of killing their wise thinkers or rulers

- Mara thought there was a strong link between Jesus' death and the destruction of the Jewish nation by the Romans

Mara bar Serapion