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Farid: "..if I´m not mistaken, the word ASSYRIAN was only added to Church of The East...or Nestorian Church...recently...in the last century or so...or maybe in the 1800s. That coincides with when the Europeans dug up Assyrian remains. Is there any evidence at all that prior to that, anyone over there called himself a direct descendant of the Assyrians...or wanted to?" -I would respond to more of your stuff but I am taking a winter semester with 7 units in 14 school days/class meetings (which in simple terms is A LOT). In reply to your question above the answer is yes. Actually, it was Mar Timotheous II in the 1200s or so that mentions that the Church of the East is an Assyrian Church even though other ethnicities existed in it because the Church flourished in Assyria, was spread by Assyrians, and even after the other ethnicities converted back to their faiths/religions or accepted new ones (e.g. Islam and various Oriental religions), Assyrians were the ones who kept up the Church. There are some other sources that state similar things. Tatian was also an Assyrian who wrote about the Church and spoke extensively of our people. He lived ~A.D. 110-172 (rough estimate). He actually speaks a lot about pre-Messian Assyrians as well (e.g. the empire, inventions, culture, etc.) and links it to the way the Assyrians of his time were living and how their Church was. His work, Tatian The Assyrian's Address To The Greeks is just that and he speaks extensively about how Assyrians came up with a lot of the things that Greeks lay claim to. The continuity is there, you just gotta find and read the sources. Let me know if you're interested. I can send you the PDF for Tatian if you want. I don't have a PDF of Mar Timotheous on hand but I can try to get a book of his writings and scan them for you if you want. I'm really more into ancient Assyrian stuff and ancient and modern linguistics (e.g. during some of my spare time I now practice learning "Sumerian" and "Akkadian" dialects) but can get the Church info if you really want it. Anyway, I'll get back to you more often when I'm not as busy with school. Peace... --------------------- |
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