Memoirs of Edessa And Other Ancient Syriac Documents - Extracts from Various Books Concerning Abgar the King and Addæus the Apostle

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From the homily about the town of Antioch.

VIII.

From the homily about the town of Antioch. ^[2956]

To Simon was allotted Rome, ^[2957] and to John Ephesus; to Thomas India, and to Addæus the country of the Assyrians. ^[2958] And, when they were sent each one of them to the district which had been allotted to him, they devoted themselves ^[2959] to bring the several countries to discipleship.

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[2956] From Cod. Add. 14,590, of the eighth or ninth century.

[2957] [A note of the Middle Age. The reverse is taught in the Scriptures, but even Hebrew Christians slurred the name of Paul.]

[2958] This is probably the correct reading: the printed text means "among the Assyrians."—Tr.

[2959] Lit. "set their faces."—Tr.

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