Introduction: Missionary Narratives in the Syriac Tradition

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents xi
3. Acknowledgments xiii
4. Introduction: Missionary Narratives in the Syriac Tradition 1
5. 1. Saint Thomas, Missionary Apostle to India 17
6. 2. The Teaching of Addai: Founding a Christian City 36
7. 3. Mari as Apostle to the Church of Persia 56
8. 4. John of Ephesus as Hagiographer and Missionary 72
9. 5. Legends of Simeon of Beth Arsham, Missionary to Persia 80
10. 6. Hagiographical Portraits of Jacob Baradaeus 96
11. 7. Aḥudemmeh among the Arabs 110
12. Conclusion 129
13. Notes 139
14. Abbreviations 181
15. Bibliography 183
16. Index 201