B
Baptism, 5 -6, 111
Bardaisan of Edessa, 2 , 97 , 153 n27, 185 n14
Basil of Caesarea, 14 , 101 , 157 n97, 186 n32, 186 n41, 188 n8, 195 n7, 196 n14
Basiliscus, 85
Bassian, 33
Beth Arsham, 33 , 97 , 98
Betrothal to Christ (God), 11 , 12 , 154 n48
See also Christ, as the Heavenly Bridegroom
Bible. See Gospels; New Testament; Old Testament
Syrian understanding of, 4 , 5
Bilingualism, 3 , 40 -42, 164 n63
Bnay and bnat qyama . See Covenanters
Bthula, 7
Byzantine Empire, xi , xv , 3 , 21 , 25 , 34 , 56 , 95
See also Constantinople religious conflict in, 84