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==Introduction==
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===Doctrina Jacobi===
===Doctrina Jacobi===


One of the earliest references to the Arab conquests of the Middle East comes from a Christian named Jacob who wrote an anti-Jewish tract around 634 to try and convince Jews to convert to Christianity. In his tract, Jacob includes a section from his cousin Justus who writes about how he heard of the killing of a member of the imperial guard, or candidatus, in a letter from his brother Abraham in Caesarea. He mentions that the Saracens (a name used for Arabs at this time) are attacking people in the land and they are lead by a prophet:
One of the earliest references to the Arab conquests of the Middle East comes from a Christian named Jacob who wrote a polemical tract around 634. In his tract, Jacob includes a section from his cousin Justus who writes about how he heard of the killing of a member of the imperial guard, or candidatus, in a letter from his brother Abraham in Caesarea. He mentions that the Saracens (a name used for Arabs at this time) are attacking people in the land and they are lead by a prophet:


{{Quote|Doctrina Jacobi V.16, 209. [p. 57]|
{{Quote|Doctrina Jacobi V.16, 209. [p. 57]|
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