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.

Product details

• Assisted by: Agnes Smith Lewis (Editor), Agnes Smith Lewis (Translation)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: Arab
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.02.2011
• EAN: 9781108019088
• ISBN: 978-1-108-01908-8
• No. of pages: 162
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Religion; Cambridge Library Collection - Religion
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works