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#38071 - 07/26/00 01:06 PM
Mission to the Khazars
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Was the mission to the Khazars successful? John Meyendorff states it was:
"In 860-861, two brothers from Thessalonica, Constantine and Methodius, successfully preached Christianity to the Khazars in the Crimea." (p.25, "The Byzantine Legacy in the Orthodox Church," 1982)
Bishop Timothy Ware states:
"This expedition had no permanent results, and some years later the Khazars adopted Judaism." (p.73, "The Orthodox Church," New Edition, 1993)
So was it successful or not?
Elias
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#38072 - 07/26/00 01:38 PM
Re: Mission to the Khazars
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Khazars?? I found this fascinating web site with map and story of the Khazars. The author, Koestler claims the Askenazai Jews were converts that emigrated Westward and are not really Semites but descendents from the converted Khazars. Did some of these people become "Carpathatian Jews" referred to in other threads on this site? What country and ethnicity is this area now? " TARGET=_blank>http://www.christusrex.org/www2/koestler[/url] Thank you! Jim [This message has been edited by Jim McD-STL (edited 07-26-2000).] [This message has been edited by Jim McD-STL (edited 07-26-2000).] [This message has been edited by Jim McD-STL (edited 07-26-2000).] [This message has been edited by Jim McD-STL (edited 07-26-2000).]
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#38073 - 07/26/00 01:53 PM
Re: Mission to the Khazars
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It's one of the great mysteries of history. I don't think anyone has come up with a definitive answer.
On the fictional side, I would highly recommend a book by Milorad Pavic entitled "Dictionary of the Khazars", which is a very creative, fantastic, fictional, play with this question.
Brendan
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#38075 - 07/27/00 07:26 AM
Re: Mission to the Khazars
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The Byzantine Empire began cultivating the Khazar qaghanate in the sixth century as a counterbalance to the Arab caliphates. In 732, the Emperor Leo III married his son and heir (Constantine V) to the daughter of the Khazar qaghan. Their son, Leo VI, was in fact, half Khazar. Their daughter introduced Khazar-style dress into the imperial court. According to the monk Sergios, father of Photios the Great, a number of Khazars became residents in Constantinople at this time, and adopted Byzantine culture and religion. A number of these returned to the Khazar qaghanate, and apparently large numbers of Khazars converted, although the Qaghans themselves remained Jewish. A number of dioceses were established there under the omophorion of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Doros in the Crimea.
Much good information can be found in:
Mark Whittow, "The Making of Byzantium, 600-1025", University of California (Berkely) 1996.
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