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Abbanes was an Indian merchant reporting to the Indian King Gundaphorus^[1] and he purchased Judas Thomas (later St. Thomas) for three litrae of silver and transported him to India, thus leading the latter to contribute to spread of Christianity.^[2] Abbanes enquired Thomas about his craftmanship and on knowing that he did carpentry, Abbanes expressed satisfaction as carpenters were in need in his (Abbanes) country.^[1]

Acts of Thomas

The following extract from the apochryphal work the Acts of Thomas describes how Jesus sold his slave Judas Thomas (later St. Thomas) to Abbanes, the Indian merchant, for three litrae of silver^[3]:

There was there a certain merchant come from India whose name was Abbanes, sent from the King Gondophares, and having commandment from him to buy a carpenter and bring him unto him.

Now the Lord seeing him walking in the market-place at noon said unto him: Wouldest thou buy a carpenter? And he said to him: Yea. And the Lord said to him: I have a slave that is a carpenter and I desire to sell him. And so saying he showed him Thomas afar off, and agreed with him for three litrae of silver unstamped, and wrote a deed of sale, saying: I, Jesus, the son of Joseph the carpenter, acknowledge that I have sold my slave, Judas by name, unto thee Abbanes, a merchant of Gundaphorus, king of the Indians. And when the deed was finished, the Saviour took Judas Thomas and led him away to Abbanes the merchant, and when Abbanes saw him he said unto him: Is this thy master? And the apostle said: Yea, he is my Lord. And he said: I have bought thee of him. And thy apostle held his peace.

And on the day following the apostle arose early, and having prayed and besought the Lord he said: I will go whither thou wilt, Lord Jesus: thy will be done. And he departed unto Abbanes the merchant, taking with him nothing at all save only his price. For the Lord had given it unto him, saying: Let thy price also be with thee, together with my grace, wheresoever thou goest.

References

^ ^a ^b Valanasis, Richard (2000). Religions of Late Antiquity in Practice. New Jersy: Princeton University Press, 2000. pp. 210–211. ISBN 9780691057514. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
^ Note: Gundaphorus is a historical personage who reigned over a part of India in the first century after Christ. His coins bear his name in Greek, as Hyndopheres
^ The Acts of Thomas

[richard-1] Valanasis, Richard (2000). Religions of Late Antiquity in Practice. New Jersy: Princeton University Press, 2000. pp. 210–211. ISBN 9780691057514. Retrieved 18 June 2013.

[2] Note: Gundaphorus is a historical personage who reigned over a part of India in the first century after Christ. His coins bear his name in Greek, as Hyndopheres

[Acts_of_Thomas-3] The Acts of Thomas

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