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Title: Illustrated Armenia and the Armenians
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Gaidzakian, Ohan, 1837-1914. (from old catalog)
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Publisher: Boston, B. H. Aznive
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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count of the interview whichAbgars messengers had with our Lord is possibly but notprobably true. On the other hand, it seenls rash to reject thewhole narrative (as many writers do) as fabulous. It may, perhaps, be better to hold that a certain substra-tum or residum of fact underlies the tale. It is certainlyneither impossible nor improbable, taking into considerationall the circumstances of the case, that the fame of our Lordsmiracles of healing may have reached Edessa, and that Abgarsillness may have led him to look longingly for the arrival inhis country of a disciple of Christ able to heal him. This wouldprepare the way for a favorable reception being given to theearliest preachers of the Gospel on their arrival in Mesopota-mia and Osraene, which must have taken place soon afterthe Ascension. After that Jesus was received up, says the old Syriac docu-ment quoted by Eusebius. Judas (who is also called Thomas)sent up to him (Abgar) as an apostle Thaddeus, one of the * See Appendix.
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THADDAEUS AND BARTHOLOMEW, AND THE ARMENIANS. 99 seventy. He coming dwelt with Tobias, the son of Tobias,and when news was heard concerning him, it was told toAbgar, saying: An apostle of Jesus has come hither, accord-ing as He wrote unto thee. Thaddeus accordingly began inthe power of God to heal every sickness and every disease,so that all men did marvel. But when Abgar heard of themight and wonderful works which he did, and how he healed,he suspected that this was he of whom Jesus had written, say-ing: When I am taken up, I shall send unto thee a certainone of My disciples, who shall heal thy sickness. Having, therefore, called for Tobias, with whom abode,he said, I have heard that a certain mighty man has comeand has abode in thy house; bring him unto me. And Tobiascame unto Thaddeus, and said to him: Abgar the Tbporchcalled for me and bade me bring thee to him, in order that thoumightest heal his sickness. And Thaddeus said, I go up,since I have been sent unto him with might. Tob

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