Author
Lewis, Agnes Smith, editor of compilation, translator.
Publication Date
1912
Publication Place
Place of publication not identified -
Place of publication not identified : publisher not identified
Subject
Syriac language, Christian martyrs
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
162
Physical Dimensions
1 online resource (162 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Library
Biblioteques de la Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
Library Asset ID
ISBN : 0-511-73223-6, ISBN : 1-108-01908-0
Record ID
alma991010753505306709
Library Location
Available Online
Date
1912
Notes
Arabic, Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)., Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI.
Sample Text
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.
Diziler
Cambridge library collection. Religion, Cambridge library collection. Religion.
