{"pages":{"2":{"imagePath":"H:\\web_projects\\corpus-web\\electron-app\\data\\5e07978430078cb56ea89a104e5a0c0e50b3aa1618e48c486c8af005ae015143\\raw\\pages\\00026-803e7d330dec766938e8.webp","width":1170,"height":1680,"segments":[{"text":"2","box":{"x":119,"y":140,"width":22,"height":17}},{"text":"HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY IN INDIA","box":{"x":339,"y":148,"width":474,"height":20}},{"text":"2. THE ACTS OF THOMAS (180-230 A.D.)","box":{"x":242,"y":218,"width":630,"height":35}},{"text":"The Acts of Thomas was originally written in Syriac and was later","box":{"x":207,"y":276,"width":771,"height":29}},{"text":"translated into Greek. It is usually dated between 180 and 230 A.D..","box":{"x":168,"y":302,"width":812,"height":27}},{"text":"Authorship has been attributed to Bardesanes. Though mainly","box":{"x":162,"y":326,"width":815,"height":31}},{"text":"legendary it contains some historical references. The whole document","box":{"x":168,"y":351,"width":808,"height":28}},{"text":"consists of thirteen Acts, including accounts of St. Thomas' journey","box":{"x":168,"y":376,"width":808,"height":29}},{"text":"from Jerusalem to India, and his work there up till his martyrdom.","box":{"x":169,"y":402,"width":805,"height":28}},{"text":"The English version used here is from Edger Hennecke, New Testa-","box":{"x":168,"y":427,"width":808,"height":25}},{"text":"ment Apocrypha, edited by Wilhelm Schneemelcher, Vol. II, pp. 442 ff.","box":{"x":166,"y":454,"width":808,"height":28}},{"text":"1. At that time we apostles were all in Jerusalem, Simon","box":{"x":201,"y":510,"width":824,"height":34}},{"text":"called Peter and Andrew his brother, James the son of Zebedee and.","box":{"x":122,"y":536,"width":903,"height":29}},{"text":"John his brother, Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew","box":{"x":122,"y":565,"width":901,"height":32}},{"text":"the publican, James (the son) of Alphaeus and Simon the Cana-","box":{"x":122,"y":590,"width":903,"height":35}},{"text":"naean, and Judas (the brother) of James; and we divided the","box":{"x":119,"y":620,"width":903,"height":34}},{"text":"regions of the world, that each one of us might go to the region","box":{"x":119,"y":648,"width":903,"height":31}},{"text":"which fell to his lot, and to the nation to which the Lord sent him..","box":{"x":113,"y":676,"width":914,"height":29}},{"text":"According to lot, India fell to Judas Thomas, who is also (called)","box":{"x":109,"y":703,"width":911,"height":36}},{"text":"Didymus; but he did not wish to go, saying that through weakness.","box":{"x":110,"y":732,"width":918,"height":32}},{"text":"of the flesh he could not travel, and: 'How can I, who am a Hebrew,","box":{"x":113,"y":759,"width":908,"height":32}},{"text":"go and preach the truth among the Indians?' And as he considered","box":{"x":112,"y":787,"width":907,"height":29}},{"text":"and said this, the Saviour appeared to him by night and said to","box":{"x":112,"y":813,"width":905,"height":34}},{"text":"him: Fear not, Thomas, go to India and preach the word there,.","box":{"x":112,"y":842,"width":912,"height":34}},{"text":"for my grace is with thee. But he would not obey and said:","box":{"x":115,"y":869,"width":905,"height":32}},{"text":"Send me where thou wilt but somewhere else! For I am not","box":{"x":130,"y":897,"width":887,"height":28}},{"text":"going to the Indians.'","box":{"x":111,"y":925,"width":291,"height":27}},{"text":"2. And as he thus spoke and thought, it happened that a","box":{"x":187,"y":970,"width":830,"height":35}},{"text":"certain merchant was there who had come from India. His name","box":{"x":111,"y":997,"width":904,"height":31}},{"text":"was Abban and he had been sent by king Gundaphorus and had","box":{"x":106,"y":1025,"width":910,"height":34}},{"text":"received orders from him to buy a carpenter and bring him back.","box":{"x":113,"y":1053,"width":903,"height":35}},{"text":"to him.","box":{"x":108,"y":1081,"width":118,"height":22}},{"text":"3. On the following morning the apostle prayed and be--","box":{"x":186,"y":1126,"width":841,"height":38}},{"text":"sought the Lord, and said: 'I go wither thou wilt, Lord Jesus;","box":{"x":109,"y":1152,"width":904,"height":34}},{"text":"thy will be done!' and he went off to Abban the merchant","box":{"x":109,"y":1180,"width":812,"height":31}},{"text":"17. But when the apostle came to the cities of India with.","box":{"x":171,"y":1225,"width":848,"height":31}},{"text":"Abban the merchant, Abban went off to salute King Gundaphorus,.","box":{"x":103,"y":1254,"width":914,"height":32}},{"text":"and reported to him concerning the carpenter whom he had brought","box":{"x":108,"y":1281,"width":903,"height":34}},{"text":"with him","box":{"x":105,"y":1308,"width":127,"height":25}},{"text":"62. While the apostle Thomas was proclaiming the word of","box":{"x":168,"y":1352,"width":847,"height":36}},{"text":"God in all India, a certain captain of king Misdaeus (Mazdais)","box":{"x":103,"y":1383,"width":908,"height":35}},{"text":"came to him and said to him: I have heard concerning thee that","box":{"x":108,"y":1409,"width":903,"height":34}},{"text":"thou dost not take any reward of any man, but whatever thou hast","box":{"x":109,"y":1438,"width":901,"height":35}},{"text":"thou dost give to the needy. For if thou didst take rewards, I","box":{"x":108,"y":1467,"width":904,"height":32}},{"text":"would have sent much money and would not have come hither","box":{"x":106,"y":1496,"width":905,"height":31}}]}}}