Christian History & Ideas

Christian History & Ideas: The Church Of The East In The East (episode 21)


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Dr. Nirmal Dass and John Coleman discuss the early Church in the East. Special attention is given to the interaction between various cultures.

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Below are links to the images discussed in this show.

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_1919-0101-0-48 This is the earliest known image of Christ in the east, painted on silk.

https://mediaevalmusings.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/buddhas_of_bamiyan_in_19_century.jpg Buddhas depicted as philosophers, destroyed by Isis.

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/4f/f8/bc/4ff8bc5aedff33223c7b8dfe35f49b88.jpg This is the image from the monastery depicting Palm Sunday.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murals_from_the_Nestorian_temple_at_Qocho#/media/File:A_Female_Nestorian_Christian_is_Praying_for_Repentance.jpg A female Nestorian in prayer.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/Entry_of_Jesus_Christ_into_Jerusalem%2C_with_a_Female_Figure_in_T%27ang_Costume%2C_Chotscho%2C_Sinkiang.jpg  A rendition of an image of Christ entering Jerusalem on Palm Sunday.

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Christian History & IdeasBy John Coleman and Dr. Nirmal Dass