A Study of the History of Nestorian Christianity in China and Its Literature in Chinese : Together With a New English Translation of the Dunhuang nest

By Li Tang

Frankfurt/M., Berlin, Bern, Bruxelles, New York, Oxford, Wien. A historical survey of the Nestorian Church (East Syrian Church) from Mesopotamia to Persia and China, with emphasis on church organization and expansion. A new English translation of the Chinese Nestorian Documents from Dunhuang is given together with commentary and analysis. Contents: The Discovery of the Nestorian Tablet - The Origin of Nestorianism - The Beginning of the Nestorian Church - The Nestorian Church in Persia - Nestorians in China - The Chinese Nestorian Documents - Nestorian Documents in Dunhuang: A New English Translation."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0820459704
• ISBN13: 9780820459707
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 5.8" x 0.5"