Paul of Tella

Sean Anthony considers whether the Qâric umma was in fact a politeia. The whole thing is as-yet unavailable; so I'll tackle the first bit, which engages in a spot of trolling about Paul of Tella.

Thus far, this here blog has known Paul for his upgrade of the "Septuagint" Bible in its Syriac form. I did not know that he had created a subculture to use it. As such, Paul would sit after such fifth-century extremist Syrian Ephesians as Rabbula. Rabbula, technically, was still in communion with the Purple; Anastasius was in his party. Justinian... maybe not as much. Anyway Paul didn't see him as such. Paul would end his days in the plague year our AD 538.

Over in Egypt Peter IV and Damian will be following Paul's example. The whole of Coptic Egypt, in effect, will become Anastasius' church in exile, a sort of river-long hermitage.

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