An Arabic Version of the Acts of the Apostles and the Seven Catholic Epistles

By Margaret Dunlop Gibson

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108043399
• ISBN13: 9781108043397
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.7" x 9.6"