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Shlama Akhi James, I am aware that there are some documentable connections with the Church of the East. I am aware that many of the Nazarenes fled Judea for the Parthean Empire and eventually were assimilated into the Church of the East. There were ethnic Jews in the CoE even before this event. The Church of Khuqy, in Babylon, is the traditional birthplace of the CoE and where every Patriarch was consecrated. That was his "St. Peter's Basilica", if you will. I am also aware that Yosef and Miriam's linage continued in the Church of the East..
Yes, Mar Abris - who reigned from 90-107 AD, was a relative of the Virgin Mary. Mar Yacob I - who reigned from 172-190, was a relative of Yosep the Carpenter. Here is a complete list of the Patriarchate, including the above-mentioned: Year PatriarchMar Shimon Keepa, who after establishing the Church in Babylon (Keepa 5:12), returned to the Roman Empire where he was crowned. 33 Toma (Thomas) 33 Bar Tulmay (Bartholemew) 33 - 45 Addai 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 Oraham I 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 Assyrian 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 (Solomon) Shimun XVI 1740 - 1741 Michael 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 - Mar Dinkha IV
..and that certain Assyrian tribes in the Church of the East are by tradition regareded as Jewish/Israelite. Please see my other response for this question. Please let me know any actual facts that may be helpful in supporting and elaborating these facts. Let me know if you need anything else - like I said, I can copy that book for you. I'm thinking about scanning it in and including it on this website - even if I don't agree with Dr. Grant's conclusions, but it is still a fascinating description of the existence and isolation of one of the world's oldest Churches in the mountains of ancient Assyria. Fk^rwbw 0ml4
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