THE FIRST APOSTLES OF THE EAST.

At that time, King Abgar was reigning, a man who hoped for the Kingdom of God and for healing from his leprosy, for which reason he was called Uchama original: "ܐܘܟܡܐ" meaning "black". And this occurred by antiphrasis, because his whole body was white and had become white from leprosy. Therefore, when he perceived the arrival of Addai, he rejoiced with great joy and received him into his house, and he believed, and was baptized, and was healed of his disease. Addai, however, built churches in Edessa at the expense of King Abgar.

And from Edessa, Addai went with his two attendants, Aggai and Mari original: "ܐܓܝ ܘܡܪܝ". They went to the East and preached, and they caused the light of Christianity to shine. Afterwards, they returned to Edessa and found that the believing King Abgar had passed away, and his son stood in his place, a pagan and enemy of the Christians. And by him, Addai the Apostle was killed on the thirtieth of Tammuz original: "ܬܠܬܝܢ" meaning "thirtieth". And he was buried in the church that he himself had built in Edessa.

[The Latin text in the original manuscript provides scholarly context regarding the chronology of Bar Hebraeus.]

[The Latin text notes that according to Eusebius and Moses of Chorene, the apostle called Thaddaeus by them was sent to Edessa by the Apostle Thomas himself in the year of the Lord's ascension. After bringing Abgar and his people to the faith and preaching for twelve (or as others say, twenty) years, he died as a martyr on July 30, according to Bar Hebraeus. In the Doctrine of the Apostle Addai, whose author is said to be Labubna, the scribe of the Edessene king, it is stated that Addai died of natural causes on May 14.]

A note details that the Armenian version of the Doctrine of Addai disagrees with the Syriac text regarding the saint's death, suggesting instead that he moved from Edessa into the East. References are provided to major historical collections and authors including Assemani, Eusebius, and Cureton.