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.
General
| Imprint: |
Cambridge UniversityPress
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Cambridge Library Collection - Religion |
| Release date: |
February 2011 |
| First published: |
2011 |
| Editors: |
Agnes Smith Lewis
|
| Dimensions: |
244 x 170 x 9mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
162 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-108-01908-8 |
| Languages: |
Arabic
|
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-108-01908-0 |
| Barcode: |
9781108019088 |
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