Buch, Englisch, 250 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 438 g
Translation: From the Syro-Antiochene or Sinai Palimpsest
Buch, Englisch, 250 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 438 g
Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - Religion
ISBN: 978-1-108-04318-2
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
The twin sisters Agnes Lewis (1843-1926) and Margaret Gibson (1843-1920) were pioneering biblical scholars who became experts in a number of ancient languages. Travelling widely in the Middle East, they made several significant discoveries, including one of the earliest manuscripts of the Four Gospels in Syriac, a dialect of Aramaic, the language probably spoken by Jesus himself. Their chief discoveries were made in the Monastery of St Catherine on Mount Sinai. This fascicule is the translation of a Syriac manuscript from the monastic library of St Catherine. Translated by Lewis and first published in 1900, the manuscript recounts the tales of a number of saintly women, including Pelagia, a rich courtesan who converted to Christianity and Eugenia, a holy woman who lived as a man and became the abbot of a monastery. An interesting collection of stories with relevance for scholars of Middle Eastern Christianity.
Weitere Infos & Material
Introductory notes; Eugenia; Mary-Marinus; Euphrosyne; Onesima; Drusis; Barbara; Mary (slave of Tertullius); Irene; Euphemia; Sophia; Cyprian and Justa; Hymn of Mar Ephraim; Colophon; Index of proper names.
