Apostle Tomb, Coonan Cross Oath, Division and Rite, Early History, Early Reference, Medieval History, Syond of Diamper, Thomas the Apostle

Dear All, I have already enlisted the points of …

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Comment posted Kerala Syrian Christian, Apostle in India, The tomb of the Apostle, Persian Church, Syond of Diamper – Coonan Cross Oath, Subsequent divisions and the Nasrani People by Jackson.

Dear All,

I have already enlisted the points of similarity between the Essenes and the Kerala Nasranis. However I missed out on an important point.

The Essenes had in their possession and used the Gospel of Mathew in Hebrew language (check Mr. James D. Thabor’s work). Similarly history reports that the Kerala Nasranis also possessed a copy and were familiar with the Gospel of Mathew in Hebrew and this fact is attested by Panteus of Alexandria (Egypt), a missionary, who visited Malabar in 180 AD. This is noted by Eusebius of Caeserea, 325 AD, in his work ‘Ecclesiastical Historia’ (History of the Church).

Looking at the historicity and literature aspect of the Gospel of Mathew it was written in Hebrew/Aramaic by apostle Mathew for the Jewish Christians who were Torah observant and used by them. And again if Thomas Christians of Kerala are reported to have this Gospel in Hebrew/Aramaic much earlier than 180 AD then most of it’s early members must be Jewish Christians who were well versed in Hebrew/Aramaic. Had they been Aryan Brahmins they would have translated it into a Sanskrit version and not used a foreign language Gospel in Hebrew/Aramaic.