Forty Martyrs of the Sinai Desert - And Story of Eulogios, From a Palestinian Syriac Arabic Palimpsest

Klappentext 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. Originally published in the Horae Semitica series, this fascicule features a text in Arabic and Syriac which tells the story of the massacre of monks at the Sinai monastery in the fourth century. It is a mournful account of extreme suffering for the Christian faith. Edited and translated by Agnes Lewis, the volume also includes the tale of Eulogius, a hubristic stone-cutter. Rewarded by God for his charity, Eulogius was corrupted by wealth, returning to his humble position a broken man. Both documents are of great historical and linguistic interest. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Translation; Glossary; Emendanda in No. VIII; Page of Arabic upper script and translation; Text.

Produktdetails

• Mitarbeit: Agnes Smith Lewis (Herausgeber), Agnes Smith Lewis (Übersetzung)
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Sprache: Arabisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 17.02.2011
• EAN: 9781108019088
• ISBN: 978-1-108-01908-8
• Seiten: 162
• Serien: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Religion; Cambridge Library Collection - Religion
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Religion/Theologie > Christentum; Sachbuch > Philosophie, Religion > Religion: Allgemeines, Nachschlagewerke