Matteo Nicolini-Zani is a Catholic monk of the ecumenical Monastic Community of Bose, Italy, and a sinologist. As an independent scholar, he conducts historical and literary research on Christianity in China. He is the author of Christian Monks on Chinese Soil: A History of Monastic Missions to China.

• Foreword Preface Abbreviations PART ONE: A History of Encounters "The Luminous Breeze Blew Eastward": The Church of the East from Persia to China "The Brilliant Teaching Turned toward the Tang Empire": The Christian Presence in China between 635 and 845 "The Scriptures Were Translated": The First Christian Texts in Chinese PART TWO: The Texts in Translation Notes on Sources Text A: "Stele of the Diffusion of the Luminous Teaching of Da Qin in China" Text B: "Hymn in Praise of the Salvation Achieved through the Three Majesties of the Luminous Teaching" and "Book of the Honored" Text C: "Discourse on the One God" Text D: "Book of the Lord Messiah" Text E: "Book on Profound and Mysterious Blessedness" Text F: "Book of the Luminous Teaching of Da Qin on Unveiling the Origin and Attaining the Foundation" Bibliography Index of Names, Texts, and Manuscripts

The book offers a thoughtful, broad, and accurate depiction of Jingjiao Christianity, while also providing great translations of the primary texts. I highly recommend this book to people who are interested in sinology, Chinese Christian history, and Christian missiology.

Matteo Nicolini-Zani is a Catholic monk of the ecumenical Monastic Community of Bose, Italy, and a sinologist. As an independent scholar, he conducts historical and literary research on Christianity in China. He is the author of Christian Monks on Chinese Soil: A History of Monastic Missions to China.

• Foreword Preface Abbreviations PART ONE: A History of Encounters "The Luminous Breeze Blew Eastward": The Church of the East from Persia to China "The Brilliant Teaching Turned toward the Tang Empire": The Christian Presence in China between 635 and 845 "The Scriptures Were Translated": The First Christian Texts in Chinese PART TWO: The Texts in Translation Notes on Sources Text A: "Stele of the Diffusion of the Luminous Teaching of Da Qin in China" Text B: "Hymn in Praise of the Salvation Achieved through the Three Majesties of the Luminous Teaching" and "Book of the Honored" Text C: "Discourse on the One God" Text D: "Book of the Lord Messiah" Text E: "Book on Profound and Mysterious Blessedness" Text F: "Book of the Luminous Teaching of Da Qin on Unveiling the Origin and Attaining the Foundation" Bibliography Index of Names, Texts, and Manuscripts

The book offers a thoughtful, broad, and accurate depiction of Jingjiao Christianity, while also providing great translations of the primary texts. I highly recommend this book to people who are interested in sinology, Chinese Christian history, and Christian missiology.

Matteo Nicolini-Zani is a Catholic monk of the ecumenical Monastic Community of Bose, Italy, and a sinologist. As an independent scholar, he conducts historical and literary research on Christianity in China. He is the author of Christian Monks on Chinese Soil: A History of Monastic Missions to China.

• Foreword Preface Abbreviations PART ONE: A History of Encounters "The Luminous Breeze Blew Eastward": The Church of the East from Persia to China "The Brilliant Teaching Turned toward the Tang Empire": The Christian Presence in China between 635 and 845 "The Scriptures Were Translated": The First Christian Texts in Chinese PART TWO: The Texts in Translation Notes on Sources Text A: "Stele of the Diffusion of the Luminous Teaching of Da Qin in China" Text B: "Hymn in Praise of the Salvation Achieved through the Three Majesties of the Luminous Teaching" and "Book of the Honored" Text C: "Discourse on the One God" Text D: "Book of the Lord Messiah" Text E: "Book on Profound and Mysterious Blessedness" Text F: "Book of the Luminous Teaching of Da Qin on Unveiling the Origin and Attaining the Foundation" Bibliography Index of Names, Texts, and Manuscripts

The book offers a thoughtful, broad, and accurate depiction of Jingjiao Christianity, while also providing great translations of the primary texts. I highly recommend this book to people who are interested in sinology, Chinese Christian history, and Christian missiology.