An Arabic Version of the Acts of the Apostles and the Seven Catholic Epistles: From an Eighth or Ninth Century MS. in the Convent of St. Catharine on Mount Sinai

Margaret Dunlop Gibson (Curatore)

Cambridge University Press, 2012

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 of an Arabic manuscript discovered at the monastery and translated by Margaret Gibson. First published in 1899, the text includes sections of the New Testament as well as a short moral parable, some religious aphorisms and an essay on the nature of God. Illustrated with reproductions of the manuscript pages, this book is a useful text in the study of Arabic Christianity as well as an interesting resource for theological scholars.

• Curatore: Margaret Dunlop Gibson
• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Collana: Cambridge Library Collection - Biblical Studies
• Anno: 2012
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 196 p.
• Dimensioni: 244 x 170 mm
• Peso: 320 gr.
• EAN: 9781108043397

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