Paul's Epistle to the Laodiceans ...

The Letters of Christ and Abgarus c. -325 C.E. Tradition holds that the Syrian church at Edessa was founded after King Abgar had written a letter to Jesus himself, who responded in writing that an apostle would be sent following his ascension. The tradition further dictates that the apostle was Thomas, or that Thomas sent Thaddeus to the Syrian capital. Copies of the letters were obtained from ...