Gleanings on Jews of greater Iran under the Sasanians: (According to the oldest Armenian and Georgian texts)

Dan D.Y. Shapira

doi:10.1163/157338408X406010

Gleanings on Jews of greater Iran under the Sasanians: (According to the oldest Armenian and Georgian texts)

Dan D.Y. Shapira

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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Abstract

This paper is an unbiased investigation of two Jewish tomb inscriptions from Mc'xeta, Georgia, claimed to support the legends about the mission of St. Nino, into the broader context of the oldest Armenian and Georgian texts that mention Jews, with the emphasis on Armenian-Georgian ecclesiastical relations. The conclusion of the author is that it is impossible to use the two mentioned inscriptions as an evidence for a Georgian Jewish community in Mc'xeta in the 4th or 5th centuries.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	191-216
Number of pages	26
Journal	Iran and the Caucasus
Volume	12
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1163/157338408X406010
State	Published - 2008
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Albania
Armenia
Gandzak
Georgia
Jews
Mc'xeta
Sasanians
St. Eustace
St. Nino
St. Shushanik
Zoroastrianism

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