the Eastern Protestant denominations like Mar Thoma Syrian Church of Malabar and St. Thomas Evangelical Church of India, which originated from Churches of the West Syriac Rite, various Evangelical denominations continue to send representatives among Syriac Christians. As a result, several Evangelical groups have been established, particularly the Assyrian Pentecostal Church (mostly in America, Iran, and Iraq) from East Syriac Christians, and the Aramean Free Church (mostly in Germany, Sweden, America and Syria) from West Syriac Christians. Because of their new (Protestant) theology these are sometimes not classified as traditional Churches of Syriac Christianity. See also Assyrian people Saint Thomas Christian denominations Citations General and cited sources External links Jacobite Syrian Church – Translation into English Syriac Christianity on WikiSyr – Translation into English Syriac Catholic Circle Qambel Maran- Syriac chants from South India- a review and liturgical music tradition of Syriac Christians revisited Traditions and rituals among the Syrian Christians of Kerala Audio Aramaic-Bible The Center for the Study of Christianity: A Comprehensive Bibliography on Syriac Christianity