Memoirs of Edessa and Other Ancient Syriac Documents

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Introductory Notice

^[3282] Matt. x. 28.—Tr.

^[3283] 2 Cor. v. 1.—Tr.

^[3284] Lit. “with one foot.”—Tr.

^[3285] i.e., the anniversary.—Tr.

^[3286] In the Syriac account “Telzeha:” see p. 690, supra.—Tr.

^[3287] Compare the “combs” of the Syriac, p. 684, supra.—Tr.

^[3288] Reading “totum” for “solum.”—Tr.

^[3289] Rom. viii. 18.—Tr.

^[3290] Lit. “bitter.”—Tr.

Moses of Chorene. History of Armenia.

^[3291] This extract is taken from the edition, in two volumes, printed at Paris, of which the following is the title: MOÏSE, DE KHORÈNE, auteur du Ve Siècle: HISTOIRE D’ARMÉNIE, texte Arménien et traduction Francaise, avec notes explicatives et précis historiques sur l’Arménie, par P. E. Le Vaillant de Florival.

I. Reign of Abgar; Armenia becomes completely tributary to the Romans; war with Herod’s troops; his brother’s son, Joseph, is killed.

^[3292] Book ii. chapter. xxvi.

II. Founding of the town of Edessa; brief account of the race of our illuminator.

^[3293] Chapter xxvii.

III. Abgar comes into the East, maintains Ardachès upon the throne of Persia; reconciles his brothers from whom our illuminator and his relations are descended.

^[3294] Chapter xxviii.

IV. Abgar returns from the east; he gives help to Aretas in a war against Herod the Tetrarch.

^[3295] Chapter xxix.

V. Abgar sends princes to Marinus; these deputies see our Saviour Christ; beginning of the conversion of Abgar.

^[3296] Chapter xxx.

VI. Abgar’s letter to the Saviour Jesus Christ.

^[3297] Chapter xxxi.