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Apocrypha Arabica
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Apocrypha Arabica
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| Authors and Contributors |
Edited and translated by Margaret Dunlop Gibson
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| Series | Cambridge Library Collection - Biblical Studies |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:210 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 244,Width 170 |
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| Category/Genre | Biblical studies |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781108043472
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| Audience | | Professional & Vocational | |
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| Illustrations |
4 Plates, black and white
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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| Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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| Publication Date |
23 February 2012 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
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 text is a transcription and translation of an Arabic Christian manuscript discovered by Margaret Gibson in 1893 and first published in 1901. The text includes 'The Book of the Rolls', a retelling of early Biblical events; stories of Aphikia, a virtuous woman from the time of King Solomon; and the tale of Cyprian and Justa (recounted in Arabic and Greek). A useful resource for linguists and for scholars in the history of Arabic Christianity.
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