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E06265: The three Homilies (memrā) on Apostle Thomas in India are written in Syriac during the late 5th/early 6th c. by Jacob of Serugh (c. 451-521). They celebrate the exploits of *Thomas (the Apostle, S00199) through a dramatic retelling of the account of his journey to India from the Acts of Thomas.
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posted on 2018-08-30, 00:00 authored by sminovJacob of Serugh, Homilies on Apostle Thomas in India
Summary:
The primary focus of this trilogy is the journey of Apostle Thomas to India and his accomplishments there. The first and second homilies, based on the first Act of the Acts of Thomas, recount how Thomas quarrelled with other apostles, refusing to accept the result of the drawing of lots, and how the apostle was sold by the Lord to the merchant Habban so that he might reach India and bring Christianity to this land. The third homily, based on the second Act of the Acts of Thomas, tells how the apostle built a palace for the Indian king Gundophar, while distributing the money received for the project to the poor.
Summary:
The primary focus of this trilogy is the journey of Apostle Thomas to India and his accomplishments there. The first and second homilies, based on the first Act of the Acts of Thomas, recount how Thomas quarrelled with other apostles, refusing to accept the result of the drawing of lots, and how the apostle was sold by the Lord to the merchant Habban so that he might reach India and bring Christianity to this land. The third homily, based on the second Act of the Acts of Thomas, tells how the apostle built a palace for the Indian king Gundophar, while distributing the money received for the project to the poor.
History
Evidence ID
E06265Saint Name
Thomas, the Apostle : S00199Saint Name in Source
ܬܐܘܡܐRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Literary - Sermons/Homilies Liturgical texts - HymnsLanguage
SyriacEvidence not before
452Evidence not after
521Activity not before
451Activity not after
521Place of Evidence - Region
MesopotamiaPlace of Evidence - City, village, etc
SerughPlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Serugh Edessa Edessa Ἔδεσσα EdessaMajor author/Major anonymous work
Jacob of SerughCult activities - Liturgical Activity
- Sermon/homily