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The Apology of Timothy the Patriarch before the Caliph Mahdi

Posted by on Nov 30, 2017 in Articles, Library | Comments Off on The Apology of Timothy the Patriarch before the Caliph Mahdi

The following is the “transcript” from a two day debate that took place in the year 781 between the Catholicos Timothy I, leader of the Christians in Mesopotamia and Persia, and the Caliph Mahdi, the Muslim ruler of these (and other) regions.  Although it is highly unlikely that the transcript records their exchange verbatim, it was nevertheless compiled by Timothy very shortly after the debate took place, and thus very likely represents the gist of what took place.  Below is the complete record of the second day of the debate, and the discussion centers around the Christian...

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