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History of the COE - judge - 03-13-2004 How far back does the COE trace itself. All the way back to our Lord? Is there a continuous line of men going all the ay back that we know of? - Paul Younan - 03-13-2004 Shlama Akhi Michael, The Church of the East uses many sources in its compilation of the history of its bishops the Patriarchs of Seleucia-Ctesiphon. One of the more trusted sources which mentions the men who occupied this office is found listed in the work called The Bee (see http://www.sacred-texts.com/chr/bb/bbpref.htmand http://www.sacred-texts.com/chr/bb/bb51.htm) written by a certain bishop Shel??m??n or Solomon, of the city of Basra. (E. A. W. Budge, Oxford, 1886) Shel??m??n became metropolitan bishop of Basra about 1222 A.D. (during the time of Genghis Khan and the Mongolian invasions), in which year he was present at the consecration of the Patriarch Sabr-??sh??` (Hope-in-Jesus) <center> Ruins of Seleucia-Ctesiphon, Babylon Residence of the Church of the East Patriarchate</center> Other important sources include several Patriarchal Chronicles (Cf. Burkitt, Eastern Christianity, pp. 28, Westphal, Untersuchungen ??ber die Quellen und die Glaubw??rdigkeit der Patriarchenchroniken des Mari ibn Sulaiman, `Amr ibn Matai und Saliba ibn Johannan or, in English, "Investigations on the sources and the reliability of the Patriarchal Chronicles of Mari ibn Sulaiman (12th c., although the work uses older lost historical sources from the 7th and 8th centuries), Amr ibn Matai (14th century) and Saliba ibn Johannan (14th century)" (Strassburg inaugural dissertation, Kirchhain, 1901), pp. 38, 40, 44, 46-48.) The first apostle to our region in Mesopotamia was Mar Shimun Keepa (Simon Peter), who wrote his Epistle from Babylon. (Keepa 5:13) He is then followed by this list according to the sources: <center> From Jerusalem to Seleucia-Ctesiphon, Babylon </center> 33 Thoma (Thomas) 33 Bar Tulmay (Bartholomew) 33 - 45 Addai (Thaddeaus) 45 - 81 Agai, disciple of Addai (from the Seventy Disciples) 48 - 81 Mari, disciple of Addai (from the Seventy Disciples) 90 - 107 Abris, relative of the Virgin Mary 130 - 152 Abraham of Kashkar 172 - 190 Yacob I, relative of Yosip the Carpenter 191 - 203 Ebid M'shikha 205 - 220 Akhu d'Awu 224 - 244 Shakhlupa of Kashkar 247 - 326 Papa Bar Gaggai 328 - 341 Shimun Bar Sabbai 345 - 347 Shahdost 350 - 358 Bar Bashmin 383 - 393 Tumarsa 393 - 399 Qaiyuma 399 - 411 Eskhaq 411 - 415 Akhkhi 415 - 420 Yoalaha I 420 Maana 421 Qarabukht 421 - 456 Dadishu 457 - 484 Bawai or Babu 484 - 496 Aqaq 496 - 502 Bawai 505 - 523 Sheela 524 - 535 Narsai 524 - 538 Elisha (dual Patriarchate) 539 - 540 Polos 552 - 567 Yosip 570 - 581 Khazqiyil 581 - 595 Eshuyow I, Arzunaya 596 - 604 Soreshu I Garmaqaya 605 - 608 Greghor, Partaya 628 - 644 Eshuyow II (Gdalaya or Arab) 647 - 650 Mar Immeh 650 - 660 Eshuyow III, Kdayawaya 681 - 684 Gewargis I 684 - 692 Yokhannan I, Bar Marta 686 - 693 Khnaishu I (dual Patriarchate) 693 - 694 Yokhannan II, Garba 714 - 728 Sliwazkha 731 - 740 Pethyon 741 - 751 Awa 752 - 754 Surin 754 - 773 Yacob II 774 - 778 Khnanishu II (the monument in China was erected during his reign) 780 - 820 Timotheus I 820 - 824 Esho-barnon 825 - 832 Gewargis II 832 - 836 Soreshu II 837 - 850 Oraham II, Margaya 850 - 852 Teadasis (Theodoros) 860 - 872 Sargis, Suwaya 873 - 884 Annush d'beth Garmay 884 - 892 Yokhannan III, Bar Narsai 892 - 898 Yokhannan IV 900 - 905 Yokhannan V 906 - 937 Oraham III, Abraza 937 - 949 Ammanoel I 961 - 962 Esrail Karkhaya 963 - 986 Odishu Garmaqaya 967 - 1000 Mari Aturaya 1001 - 1012 Yokhannan VI 1013 - 1022 Yokhannan VII 1023 - 1027 Eshuyow IV 1028 - 1049 Elia I 1049 - 1057 Yokhannan VIII 1057 - 1072 Soreshu III (Bar Zanbur) 1072 - 1090 Odishu II (Bar Ars) Aturaya 1092 - 1109 Makkikha I (Bar Shlemon) 1111 - 1132 Elia II 1133 - 1135 Bar Soma (Of Suwa) 1135 - 1136 Bar Gabbara 1138 - 1147 Odishu III (nephew of Elia II) 1148 - 1175 Eshuyow V (from Beth Zodai, Baladaya) 1176 - 1190 Elia III (Abukhalim) 1191 - 1222 Yoalaha II (Bar Qaiyuma) 1222 - 1226 Soreshu IV 1226 - 1256 Soreshu V (from Baghdad) 1257 - 1265 Makkikha II 1265 - 1281 Dinkha I, Arbilaya (from Arbil) 1281 - 1318 Yoalaha III, Bar Turkaye (Turkish by race) 1318 - 1328 Timotheus II, Arbilaya 1329 - 1359 Dinkha II 1359 - 1368 Dinkha III 1369 - 1392 Shimun III 1403 - 1407 Shimun IV 1407 - 1420 Elia III 1420 - 1447 Shimun V 1448 - 1490 Shimun VI 1491 - 1504 Elia V 1505 - 1538 Shimun VII 1538 - 1551 Eshuyow Shimun VIII 1552 - 1558 Dinkha Shimun IX (Bar Mama) 1558 - 1580 Yoalaha Shimun X 1580 - 1600 Dinkha Shimun XI 1600 - 1653 Elia Shimun XI 1653 - 1690 Eshuyow Shimun XIII 1690 - 1692 Yoalaha Shimun XIV 1692 - 1700 Dinkha Shimun XV 1700 - 1740 Shlemon (Sulaiman) shimun XVI 1740 - 1741 Mikhail (Muukhattis) Shimun XVII 1740 - 1820 Yonan (Yuna) Shimun XVIII 1820 - 1860 Oraham Shimun XIX 1860 - 1903 Ruwil Shimun XX 1903 - 1918 Binyamin Shimun XXI 1918 - 1920 Polos Shimun XXII 1920 - 1975 Eshai Shimun XXIII 1975 - Present - Dinkha IV - judge - 03-13-2004 Paul Younan Wrote:Shlama Akhi Michael, Hi Paul, thanks for this Just what I was looking for. p.s.do you have any thoughts on my latest question here. <!-- l --><a class="postlink-local" href="http://www.peshitta.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=416">viewtopic.php?t=416</a><!-- l --> |