The Nestorian Stele: Christianity on the Silk Road

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The Nestorian Stele: Christianity on the Silk Road

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In 781 AD, a remarkable stone monument was erected in Chang'an, Tang China, bearing Syriac and Chinese script that told the story of Nestorian Christianity's journey along the Silk Road. This episode dives into the Nestorian Stele—its discovery in the 1620s, the controversies it sparked over whether Christianity had reached China centuries earlier, and what it reveals about religious tolerance under the Tang dynasty. We explore the mission of Alopen, the Persian monk who arrived in 635, the translation of Christian texts into Chinese, and the temple of Daqin. We also touch on the persecution of foreign religions in 845 that ended the Nestorian presence. The stele's mix of Buddhist, Daoist, and Christian terminology shows how faiths adapted across cultures. It's a story of transmission, translation, and a stone that still inspires debate today. #NestorianStele #SilkRoad #TangDynasty #ChristianityInChina #Alopen #Daqin #ChangAn #XiAn #Syriac #PersianMonk #Jingjiao #ReligiousTolerance #Buddhism #Daoism #TangWuzong #Missionaries #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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