Some time afterwards, he chanced upon an old man, possibly a Syrian Christian, in the vicinity of the seashore, who engaged him in a dialogue about God and spoke of the testimony of the prophets as being more reliable than the reasoning of philosophers.
Beberapa waktu kemudian, kebetulan ia bertemu seorang pria tua, kemungkinan seorang Kristen Siria, di dekat pantai laut, yang mengajaknya berdialog mengenai Allah dan berbicara mengenai kesaksian para nabi yang lebih dari dapat dipercaya daripada penalaran para filsuf.