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E01202: The Syriac Acts of the Second Council of Ephesus (449) preserve a letter of the clerics of Edessa against the bishop Hiba of Edessa (435-457), in which the pre-eminence of their city is asserted, based among other things on the claim that the relics of *Thomas (the Apostle, S00199) are kept there.
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posted on 2016-03-14, 00:00 authored by sminovActs of the Second Council of Ephesus
ܡܢ ܠܥܠ ܡܢܗ ܕܫܘܪܝܐ ܡܢ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ܆ ܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܢܨܚܬ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܝܠܢ. ܩܕܡܐܝܬ ܡܢ܆ ܡܛܠ ܒܘܪܟܬܐ ܕܒܪܟܗ̇ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܒܪܐ ܠܫܡܝܐ ܘܠܐܪܥܐ. ܟܕ ܨܒܐ ܒܡܪܚܡܢܘܬܗ ܘܐܬܛܦܝܤ܇ ܕܚܠܦ ܦܘܪܩܢܢ ܘܚܝ̈ܝܢ ܕܝܠܢ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܕܢܬܒܪܢܫ. ܬܘܒ ܕܝܢ ܕܫܘܬ ܠܣܝܡܬܐ ܕܓܖ̈ܡܘܗܝ ܕܬܐܘܡܐ ܫܠܝܚܐ܇ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܩܕܡܝܐ ܐܘܕܝ ܠܦܪܘܩܢ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ܇
'From the very beginning, our city by the grace of God excelled in faith: First, because of the blessing with which He, who created heaven and earth, blessed it as He willed in His mercy and consented to become a human for the sake of our redemption and the life of us humans; secondly, because [the city] was esteemed worthy that [in it] were placed the bones of the apostle Thomas, he who first proclaimed our Saviour to be the Lord God.'
Ed. Flemming 1917, p. 22; trans. Doran 2006, p. 146, lightly modified.
ܡܢ ܠܥܠ ܡܢܗ ܕܫܘܪܝܐ ܡܢ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ܆ ܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܢܨܚܬ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܝܠܢ. ܩܕܡܐܝܬ ܡܢ܆ ܡܛܠ ܒܘܪܟܬܐ ܕܒܪܟܗ̇ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܒܪܐ ܠܫܡܝܐ ܘܠܐܪܥܐ. ܟܕ ܨܒܐ ܒܡܪܚܡܢܘܬܗ ܘܐܬܛܦܝܤ܇ ܕܚܠܦ ܦܘܪܩܢܢ ܘܚܝ̈ܝܢ ܕܝܠܢ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܕܢܬܒܪܢܫ. ܬܘܒ ܕܝܢ ܕܫܘܬ ܠܣܝܡܬܐ ܕܓܖ̈ܡܘܗܝ ܕܬܐܘܡܐ ܫܠܝܚܐ܇ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܩܕܡܝܐ ܐܘܕܝ ܠܦܪܘܩܢ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ܇
'From the very beginning, our city by the grace of God excelled in faith: First, because of the blessing with which He, who created heaven and earth, blessed it as He willed in His mercy and consented to become a human for the sake of our redemption and the life of us humans; secondly, because [the city] was esteemed worthy that [in it] were placed the bones of the apostle Thomas, he who first proclaimed our Saviour to be the Lord God.'
Ed. Flemming 1917, p. 22; trans. Doran 2006, p. 146, lightly modified.
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Evidence ID
E01202Saint Name
Thomas, the Apostle : S00199Saint Name in Source
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Language
- Syriac