Open AccessGereja Nasara Nasathirah di Fansur Abad ke-7
Author(s) -
Antonius Tukiran
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
media
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2746-5276
DOI - 10.53396/media.v2i1.23
Subject(s) - eucharist , christian church , church history , theology , armenian , faith , christianity , interpretation (philosophy) , lord's new church which is nova hierosolyma , art , religious studies , ancient history , history , philosophy , new testament , biblical theology , linguistics
Shaykh Abu Salih the Armenian reported that in the VII century there was a Nasara Nasathirah (Nestorian) Church in Fansur or Fahsur. According to Y. Bakker, Fansur or Fahsur is the name of a country in North Sumatra and the Nestorian Church is the Catholic Church. Y. Bakker’s interpretation is somewhat weak for two reasons. First, Fansur or Fahsur can also refer to a country in northwest India. Second, in the seventh century of our era there was not yet section of the Nestorian Church which was in full communion with Rome; thus the Nasara Nasathirah Church cannot be called a Catholic Church if the Catholic Church is understood as a Church that is in full communion with the Roman Church. However, the Nasara Nasathirah Church can be called a Catholic Church if the Catholic Church means the Church which based herself on the faith in Jesus Christ