TY - BOOK AU - Lamsa,George M. AU - Emhardt,William Chauncey TI - The Oldest Christian People: History and Traditions of the Assyrian People and the Fateful History of the Nestorian Church SN - 9781593334079 U1 - 230 PY - 2006///] CY - Piscataway, NJ PB - Gorgias Press KW - RELIGION / Christianity / Orthodox KW - bisacsh N1 - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface --; Introduction --; I. The Remnant Of The Assyrians --; II. Assyrian Traditions --; III. The Evangelization Of The Assyrians --; IV. Roman And Persian Wars --; V. Nestorius And The Assyrians --; VI. Nestorian Customs And Practices --; VII. Nestorian Missions In The Far East --; VIII. Rise Of Islam And The Arabian Conquest --; IX. Relation Between Christians And Mohammedans --; X. The Advent Of The Western Missions In The East --; XI. During The War --; XII. The Assyrians Since 1918 --; XIII. The Assyrians Before The League Of Nations --; XIV. Final Settlement --; Bibliography --; Index; restricted access N2 - Gives a brief account of the history and traditions of the modern Assyrian people, and the fateful history of the Church of the East. The first seven Chapters are dedicated to the modern period, while the final six chapters discuss Christian-Muslim relations and the fate of the Church of the East and the Assyrian people during and after World War I UR - https://doi.org/10.31826/9781463213305 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781463213305 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781463213305/original ER -