Mosè di Corene

Opere 11

• Reign of Abgar; Armenia becomes completely tributary to the Romans; war with Herod's troops; his brother's son, Joseph, is killed
• Founding of the town of Edessa; brief account of the race of our illuminator
• Abgar comes into the East, maintains Ardachès upon the throne of Persia; reconciles his brothers from whom our illuminator and his relations are descended
• Abgar returns from the east; he gives help to Aretas in a war against Herod the Tetrarch
• Martyrdom of our apostles
• Abgar sends princes to Marinus; these deputies see our Saviour Christ; beginning of the conversion of Abgar
• Abgar's letter to the Saviour Jesus Christ
• Answer to Abgar's letter, which the apostle Thomas wrote to this prince by command of the Saviour
• Preaching of the apostle Thaddæus at Edessa; copy of five letters
• Reign of Sanadroug; murder of Abgar's children; the princess Helena
• Restoration of the town of Medzpine; name of Sanadroug; his death