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   DIVISION IV

   THE SYRIAN AND ARMENIAN CHURCHES

    

   CHAPTER I

   Early Syrian Christianity

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1. The Churches of the Euphrates Valley—Four separating Influences—The Legend of Abgar—Palut—Tatian—Bardaisan—The Homilies of Aphraates—The Acts of Thomas ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   459–476

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   CHAPTER II

   The Syrian Nestorians

3. The Nestorians at Edessa—Rabbulas—The Catholicos—Thomas of Marca's Book of the Governors—Syrian Monasticism—The Monastery of Beth ‘Abhê ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   477–492

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   CHAPTER III

   The Later Nestorians, the Chaldæans, and the Jacobites

5. The Nestorians under the Caliphate—Mohammedan Persecutions—The Jacobites—Jacob al Bardai—Persecution of Syrian Monophysites—The Tetratheists—Literature of the Syrian Church ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   493–509

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   CHAPTER IV

   The Nestorians of the Far East

7. Syrian Missions—The Acts of Thomas—India—The Syrian Church in Travancore—Old Crosses ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   510–522

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   CHAPTER V

   Later Eastern Christianity

9. The Portuguese in India—Xavier—The Inquisition at Goa—The Synod of Diamper—The Dutch at Cochin—Syrian Christianity in China—Syrian Christianity in Turkey—Roman Catholic and Protestant Missions ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   523–538