Kulungile, lesi akusona isikhathi esihle sokwenza kanjalo vakashela iSyria Kepha lapho nje izinto sezizinzile mhlawumbe ungahlela uhambo. Ngabe lelo zwe laseSyria liyindawo yeminyaka eyizinkulungwane futhi lapha, eduze nomzana waseSalhiyé, uzothola I-Dura Europos iphi i isonto elidala kunawo wonke emhlabeni. Idolobha elibiyelwe ngodonga, elakhiwe eweni eliphakeme elingamamitha angama-90 osebeni lwe-Ewufrathe, lakhiwa ngonyaka wama-303 ngaphambi kukaKhristu hhayi abalandela u-Alexander Omkhulu ukulawula ukudlula komfula futhi njengengxenye yenethiwekhi yamakoloni ezempi.
Kamuva laphinde lakhiwa njengedolobha lamaGrikhi, ngekhulu lesi-165 BC, laze laba idolobha elihlanganisa amazwe amaningi lapho amaKhristu namaJuda babehlala ndawonye. Ukunqotshwa ngamaRoma ngo-200 AD kwakungaba ngu-20 lapho kwakhiwa khona isinagoge elidala kanye nesonto. Emva kwengxenye yekhulu leminyaka idolobha lashiywa futhi isihlabathi sasimboza cishe ingunaphakade. Kwakungamasosha aseBrithani amthola phakathi nenguquko yama-Arab ngemuva nje kwempi yokuqala yomhlaba. Ngawo-20 umvubukuli waseMelika waziswa futhi ukumbiwa kokuqala, okwaseMelika nokwaseFrance kwenzeka phakathi kweminyaka yama-30 kanye nama-XNUMXs. Amanxiwa, yize engemuhle ngokumangazayo, asendulo kakhulu futhi abalulekile kangangokuba asusa umoya wakho. Imibhalo eqoshiwe itholakale ezilimini eziningi zasendulo, kunezakhiwo zezenkolo nezindlu ezintathu ezifulelwe ekugcineni eziguqulwe, enye yaba yinagoge enye yenziwa isonto. Bobabili bangabadala kunabo bonke emhlabeni.
Isinagoge lalingumhla ka-244 futhi imidwebo yalo yangaphakathi yayivele ihanjiswe IMnyuziyamu Kazwelonke YaseDamaseku. Isonto lahlakazwa futhi lakhiwa kabusha eYale University ngawo-30 futhi akukho okuningi okusele eDura Europos. Imidwebo esezindongeni isukela phakathi kuka-232 no-256 futhi icishe ibe wubuciko bokuqala bamaKhristu. Vele, kukhona namathempeli obuqaba. Ukufika lapho akulula ngoba indawo ikude futhi iseduze nomngcele ne-Iraq, ngakho-ke ufika lapho ngokuvakasha. Njengoba ngibhala lokhu, angikwazi ukuzibamba kodwa ngizisole ngesiphetho sokuthi la magugu wemivubukulo ahlupheke kanjani. Yeka ukuphanga okwenziwe amandla amakoloniyali ngengcebo okungeyona eyabo!
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