The Forty Martyrs of the Sinai Desert: And the Story of Eulogios, from a Palestinian Syriac and Arabic Palimpsest
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 gospe...
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
1912.
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| In: | Year: 1912 |
| Reviews: | The forty Martyrs of the Sinai Desert and the Story of Eulogios. From a palestinian syriac and arabic palimpsest translated by Agnes Smith Lewis (1913) (Duensing, Hugo, 1877 - 1961)
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| Series/Journal: | Cambridge library collection. Religion
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9781108019088 |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Item Description: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015) |
| ISBN: | 0511732236 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511732232 |