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X REFERENCES TO THOMAS CHRISTIAN TRADITION : M. M. NINAN Syrian and Christian Arab authors who speak of India in connection with Thomas would therefore be equivalent to referring to all who have made mention of the name of St. Thomas. Thomas and India are in this respect synonymous." (Mingana, Early Spread of Christianity in India, p. 301.) India 60 AD An anonymous writer in his book “Periplus Maris Erithrae” writes in 60 A.D. : “Near the river Indus, lies the kingdom of ‘Scythia’ (=Sithia) with its headquarters Minnagaram, ruled by Parthian kings. On the other side of the Bay of Baracea, lie Bariyagasa (Broach) and the coasts of Ariyaka, which is the boundary of India. The west of this is not called India. On the east of Scythia, lies the territory of Abira (the land of Abhiras) and the coast is called Syrastrene” (=Saurashtram). Macrindle says that Ariyaka was on the south of Larick (which is the present Gujarat); “Syrastrene is the present Kathiavar,” according to Schoof. Ptolemy’s Geography (C. 150 A.D.) gives the boundary lines of India thus :-“On the West Paropanisaley (i.e. Syrastrene according to Periplus), Arachosia, Gedrosia; on the North, Imaos (=Himalaya mountains); on the East, the Ganges; South and West, the Indian Ocean.” – “Cosmas Indicopleustes in his Topographia Christiana” (C. 522-545A.D.) says:- “Sindu is where India begins. India and Persia are separated by Sindu.” He speaks of R. Kaberis, Baiscara, Mussirissi and several towns of commerce in Malabar. Hence, we see that in the “India” of the ancient westerners, not even Sindu was included.— The first century Kerala “When St Thomas arrived in Muchiri (other names: Musiris, Cranganur, Kodungalure etc) in Mali Island on the Alwaye coast in 52 AD the Chera kingdom existing at that time was ruled by Udayan Cheran Athen- I (page 44 of Cochin State Manual). “From the 1st century AD or before the most known kingdoms in South India were Chera, Chola, and Pandian. The capital of Chera was Vanji or Tiruvanchikulam and the most important port was Muchiri (Musiris). The capital of Chola Kingdom was Urayur and the most important port was Kaveri, where as the Pandian kingdom had Madurai as its capital and the most important port was Korkai. The area from Gokarnam (now in Carnataka towards Goa) to CapeComerin was ruled by the Chera kings and Kerala derived the name from Cheram , ”There was also another ancient kingdom known as Ayr ruled by Vel (kings) in the High Ranges south of Pampa River (Baris) where Nilackal, one of the churches founded by St.Thomas, existed. They ruled this area more than 1000years from first centuryAD. When St. Thomas landed in Nilackal they were possibly the rulers. 3 Ptolemy in his writings in the second century recorded this place as Aioi. Venadu is derived from Vel Nadu. It seems that the name Ayroor and AyurVeda had its root from this kingdom. The history 123
of this kingdom requires research X REFERENCES TO THOMAS CHRISTIAN TRADITION : M. M. NINAN “The Christians (Jews) came with St. Thomas settled mostly in Cattukulangara (Kunnamkulam). The Arthattu Church in the name of St Mary in Kunnamkulam is believed to be one of the oldest churches from the time of St Thomas.The Christians at the time of St Thomas were called Nazaranikal.They were also referred to as "Issanis" in the epic poem of Manimekalai in Tamil by Mani around 3rd century AD” D.N.Jha WHO ARE NAZARANI AND SYRIAN CHRISTIANS? AND WHO RULED KERALA WHEN ST. THOMAS CAME? http://www.merinews.com/clogarticle.jsp?articleID=131700&catID=2&category=India&month=4&year=2 008 124
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ACTS OF THE APOSTLE THOMAS THE STOR
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Dedicated to My Father & Mother Who
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THE ACTS OF APOSTLE THOMAS : M. M.
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