Justinian and Theodora: Rivals or Partners in the Christianisation of Nubia? A Critical Approach to the Account of John of Ephesus

Justinian and Theodora: Rivals or Partners in the Christianisation of Nubia? A Critical Approach to the Account of John of EphesusJournal of Early Christian HistorySyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference PortalThe National Endowment for the HumanitiesThe International Balzan Prize FoundationDavid A. Michelsoncbsc_adminRecord added to Zotero bycbsc_adminSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portalhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/3DX8DUVK/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.EffrosyniZacharopoulouJustinian and Theodora: Rivals or Partners in the Christianisation of Nubia? A Critical Approach to the Account of John of Ephesushttp://syriaca.org/cbss/3DX8DUVKhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/3DX8DUVKhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/3DX8DUVKJournal of Early Christian History6:3201667-85Nubia was converted to Christianity in the 6th century by missions dispatched from Byzantium. According to the narrative of John of Ephesus, a contemporary author, Emperor Justinian I and his wife, Empress Theodora, each dispatched a mission to Nubia, each expounding a different doctrine and competing against the other. This paper challenges these allegations by John of Ephesus and asks whether a political disagreement existed between the imperial couple about their religious policy in Africa or whether they substantially co-promoted the interests of the Byzantine Empire in this region. Zacharopoulou, Effrosyni. “Justinian and Theodora: Rivals or Partners in the Christianisation of Nubia? A Critical Approach to the Account of John of Ephesus.” Journal of Early Christian History 6:3 (2016): 67–85. Effrosyni Zacharopoulou, Justinian and Theodora: Rivals or Partners in the Christianisation of Nubia? A Critical Approach to the Account of John of Ephesus, Journal of Early Christian History 6:3 (2016): 67–85.Byzantine empireIV-VII CEJacobitesJohn of EphesusJustinianNubiaTheodoraVI CEemperorhistoriographymission