The Chronicle of Seert Witness the interaction between Nestorianism and the Sassanid state

Abstract

This study revealed to us the extent of interaction and interaction between Christians and the Sassanid state, relying on one of the most important sources of Christian literature, which is The Chronicle of Seert whose unknown author intended to show the image of his Nestorian faith in terms of its church, history, influence and its relationship to the state in which it arose، We deduce that from the historical structure of the book, through which it is clear that the Church of the East adopted the Nestorian doctrine that appeared in the fifth century AD as a result of disagreements and doctrinal divisions over the nature of Christ (peace be upon him) , Nestorianism began to find a suitable ground for growth and spread within the lands of the Sassanid state, helped by two factors :

First:  It is represented in the religious consensus on the correct faith between the Church of the East and Nestorianism.

Second: It is represented in the continuous political hostility between the Sassanid and Roman states. King Firuz (457-484 AD) supported its spread because it contradicts the doctrine that prevailed in Rome.

The schools, through their teachers, adopted the dissemination and defense of the new doctrine in return for the penetration of Monophysite in Iraq and the attempt to find followers who were represented by the school teachers and doctors of the royal court.