medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
> One of the things I continue to be curious about are the purported
> "letters from Jesus" to the Armenian King Abgar. I seem to recall
> there is some conflation of persons, but does anyone know the earliest
> reference to these "letters"? Do such references predate Eusebius?
George,
To my knowledge, the Abgar legends do not emerge until the 6th century, long after
Eusebius.
Cheers,
Jim
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