[38] John 12:20, 21.
[39] Rawlinson, “The Seventh Oriental Monarchy,” p. 51.
[40] “The Armenian King became a convert before their [emperor’s]
revival (of persecution) under Diocletian (284-305 A.D.); and
Christianity was adopted as the religion of the State in Armenia some
thirty years prior to its triumph in the West by the decisive action
of the Melvian Bridge (312), and over 100 years before the edicts
of Theodosius the First against the practice of paganism.” Lynch,
“Armenia,” Vol. I, p. 293.
[41] The translation of Scriptures was completed A.D. 436. “A statement
found in Philostratus (about 200 A.D.) would point to the existence of
an Armenian alphabet at the beginning of our era.” Appleton’s, “The
Universal Cyclopedia,” Vol. I, p. 321.
[42] The final translation and revision of the Scriptures was completed
in A.D. 436.
[43] Rawlinson, “The Seventh Great Oriental Monarchy,” pp. 334-4.
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