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Nineveh
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Shlama Akhi Keith,

The Assyrians are a historically significant part of the Church of the East, though they were only one ethnic group among many others within the Church. They converted to Christianity in the 1st-century A.D. They live today in what's known as "northern Iraq", ancient Assyria.

Prior to their conversion to Christianity, they had experienced a gradual conversion to Judaism. This began with the preaching of the prophet Jonah, and culminated during the reign of Queen Helena of Adiabene.

The "Rogation of the Ninevites" - the fast proclaimed by the king in response to Jonah's preaching (Jonah 3:5-10) has been kept continuously for almost 2,900 years by the Assyrians. The Church of the East adopted this ancient pre-Christian fast into their liturgical cycle. It is celebrated during the month of Shuwat (February.)

I'm an Assyrian-American. All of my grandparents emigrated to Syria and Lebanon from various villages around the ruins of Nineveh after the genocide of 1915-1918.

From Syria and Lebanon, they found their way to Greece, and from there to the U.S. I am the 1st-generation born here in the states. <!-- sSmile --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/smile.gif" alt="Smile" title="Smile" /><!-- sSmile -->
+Shamasha Paul bar-Shimun de'Beth-Younan
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Nineveh - by Keith - 11-23-2003, 10:58 PM
[No subject] - by Paul Younan - 11-24-2003, 02:15 AM
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