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 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.

Author: Agnes Smith Lewis
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 02/17/2011
Pages: 162
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.35d
ISBN: 9781108019088
Language: Arabic

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