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SELECT NARRATIVES OF HOLY WOMEN: TRANSLATION
FROM THE SYRO-ANTIOCHENE OR SINAI PALIMPSEST |
By: |
Agnes Smith Lewis (Trans) |
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Paperback |

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ISBN 10: |
1108043186 |
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9781108043182 |
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CAMBRIDGE LIBRARY COLLECTION |
Pub. date: |
8 March, 2012 |
Series: |
Cambridge Library Collection - Religion |
Pages: |
250 |
Description: |
A translation of a Syriac text from the monastic library of Saint Catherine, Mount Sinai, first published in 1900. |
Synopsis: |
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. |
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1 b/w illus. |
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UK |
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Cambridge University Press |
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