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Document Details : Title: Christianity in the East of the Arabian Peninsula Author(s): BIN SERAY, Hamad M. Journal: ARAM Periodical Volume: 8 Issue: 2 Date: 1996 Pages: 315-332 DOI: 10.2143/ARAM.8.2.2002204 Abstract : This paper concentrates on Christianity in East Arabia and also deals briefly with the spread of Christianity in the Arabian Peninsula. The main aim is to investigate when and how Christianity was introduced into East Arabia. It also focuses on the relations between the Nestorians in East Arabia and the Nestorian Church in Seleucia-Ctesiphon and deals with the presence of Christians in the time of spread of Islam during the rule of the Prophet and his Caliphs. Finally it examines archaeological evidence of a Christian presence in Kuwait's Failakah island, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the U. A. E. |
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