UNMASKING THE SYRIACS: THE HIDDEN ORIGIN OF INDIAN CHRISTIANITY: An Archaeo-linguistic Approach

<p><b>An Archaeo-linguistic Perspective on the Origins of Indian Christianity</b></p><p>This is an archaeo-linguistic study of the origin of Indian Christianity especially Syriac Christianity. The claims of the churches and respective church historians were scrutinised based on material evidence (archaeological). &nbsp;The result may astonish conventional historical narratives and popular beliefs.</p><p>Important study subjects include:</p><p>1)Historical facts about Indian Christianity and its apostolic origin as claimed by different churches and their historians</p><p>2) Is there any historical material evidence of first-century Christianity in India other than hagiographies?</p><p>3) Facts about the Persian/Pahlavi crosses of south India and their ownership</p><p>4) Historical fact about church historians' hypothesis of the fourth-century subjugation of Indian Christianity by Persian Christianity</p><p>5) The comparative study of previous translations of Pahlavi inscriptions on the stone structures of South India&nbsp;</p><p>6) A comparison of archaeological materials discovered in ancient socio-commercial networks along Afro-Eurasian trade routes with those discovered in India</p><p>8)The historical facts about the Martyrdom of apostle Thomas at Mylapore Chennai&nbsp;</p><p>Finally an answer to an old historical problem&mdash;the question of the origin of Indian Christianity&mdash;a first-century apostolic one or a later transfer through Afro-Eurasian socio-commercial networks&mdash;is provided. An interesting read for Christians and non-Christians alike.</p>