Sunday, November 20, 2005
St Thomas Christians
Before and after a party last night, I got engrossed in some Internet research on Nestorians, Nasrani, or St Thomas Christians. It all started with a search for more information on the Nestorian Bishop Mar Johanan cited by Hodge in the previous post. I found references to a Bishop Mar Johanan in an appendix to Murdock's English translation of the Aramaic/Syriac New Testament, specifically on this site connected to the Nestorian Orthodox Church - Nasrani Church of the East & Abroad. Initially, this group looked relatively sound and even friendly toward other Christians, but the more I read, the more that illusion faded. However, not all St Thomas Christians are as schizophrenic and sectarian as this group appears to be. For instance, the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church of India is in full communion with the Anglican Communion.
Wikipedia's "Saint Thomas Christians" entry and Nestorian.org's "The One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church Today" page seem to provide the best summary overviews.
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