Christians in Asia Before 1500The history of Christianity in Asia is little dealt with either by Church historians or by historians of religion. It is generally unknown, even amongst theologians, that there was a long history of Christianity in Persia, India, Central Asia and China before the appearance on the scene of the first missionaries from the West. A systematic history of the Christian Church in Asia before 1500 is needed. |
Contents
1 Introduction | 1 |
2 Apostolic Times and Apostolic Traditions | 7 |
3 A Necessary Excursus into Theology | 13 |
4 Christians in Syria and Palestine | 21 |
5 Christians in Arabia | 77 |
6 Christians in Armenia and Georgia | 91 |
7 Christians in Persia Iran | 109 |
8 Christians in India | 155 |
10 Christians in China | 265 |
11 Christians in SouthEast Asia | 307 |
12 Conclusion | 315 |
Notes | 319 |
Appendices | 355 |
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9 Christians in Central Asia | 205 |