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Syriac Christianity
Syriac Christian scripture, hymnody, wisdom, and devotional literature from the Aramaic Christian traditions of the Middle East and Asia.
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Texts
Apocrypha Arabica — Margaret Dunlop GibsonTwo Christian apocryphal tales from a Sinai Arabic manuscript — the Book of the Rolls, a Clementine revelation-history related to the Cave of Treasures tradition, and the legend of Aphikia — edited and translated by Margaret Dunlop Gibson in 1901.GlossaryA shelf-specific glossary starter for the Syriac Christianity room.Introduction to Syriac ChristianityA source-critical introduction to Syriac Christianity — the Eastern Aramaic Christian tradition that produced Ephrem the Syrian, the Peshitta, the madrāshê form, and a theological voice that sings where Greek theology reasons.Reader's Guide to Syriac ChristianityA guide to reading Syriac Christianity through Ephrem's hymn sequence, the Odes of Solomon, poetic theology, liturgical form, divided church histories, and Jingjiao translation in Tang China.The Book of the Bee — tr. E. A. Wallis BudgeA thirteenth-century Syriac Nestorian universal history from the creation to the end of time, traditionally ascribed to Solomon, Bishop of Basra/Akhlat, in E. A. Wallis Budge's 1886 English translation.The Book of the Cave of Treasures — tr. E. A. Wallis BudgeA sixth-century Syriac Christian universal history from the creation to the birth of Christ, traditionally attributed to Ephrem the Syrian, in Sir E. A. Wallis Budge's 1927 translation, with three appended supplementary texts.