At The Interface – The Frontier Regions At The Interface – The Frontier Regions? Southern boundary northern half of Mesopotamian plain? northern across Taurus range and Black sea? but Armenian kingdom affects this as does. ? M main region political boundary never corresponds with cultural division, similarly in Armenia even common religion did not stop differing provinces. ? Ara miac dialect common in M and Fertile Crescent? does not mean ethnic homogeneity? Jewish, Arabian all sorts. ? No means religious homogeneity? -Zoroastrian in RE and Christians in SM (more than Zs).
? See increasing importance of region with build up of troops from early stage? Romans also develop own ties with Arab clientele as Arab form own groups? v effective raiders. ? Frye? defence of northern Mesopotamia never relied continuous line of defences – Frye no sign of structure? character of zone of transit, concentration of resources in well-situated cities. ? SP hardly provided structure either. ? John of Ephesus states frontier closed during war? implies relatively easy access during peacetime. ? Millar? Eastern Frontier dictated positioning of soldiers and officials but hardly affected attitudes or movements of people on either side. ? Why cross? Christian in Persia want to go to important religious sites? Jerusalem etc + shrines at Edessa etc = Persian schooling? theological problems stop this later on? Medical education carriers on? Khu rso I shows preference from Roman trained medics? Interchange letter and people between Christian and Jewish communities frequent.
The Essay on Christian Science
Modern day America is home to many Protestant groups, most of which had their foundation largely influenced by 19th century Protestantism in the region. During the period, irresistible dynamism rocked American Protestant groups, coinciding with an epoch in which the American society readily allowed the founding of new churches and religious movements. Amid growing revivalism and much freedom to ...
? Some commercial interchange across border of M? goods from China and India into Roman Empire. ? Permeability and interaction in this region.
