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Thomas of Marga's Monastic History and Other Texts

Edited with an Introduction by Paul Bedjan
Bedjan here presents, in fully vocalized east Syriac script, Thomas of Marga’s Monastic History, ‘Ishodnah’s Book of Monastery Founders, Homilies on Joseph by Narsai, and a collection of shorter texts by other authors.
Publisher: Gorgias Press LLC
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SKU (ISBN): 978-1-60724-910-8
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Publication Status: In Print
Publication Date: Jun 2,2010
Interior Color: Color
Trim Size: 7 x 10
Page Count: 760
Languages: Syriac
ISBN: 978-1-60724-910-8
$269.00
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Bedjan here offers in his customary manner (i.e. in fully vocalized east Syriac script) several texts: Thomas of Marga’s Monastic History of Bet ‘Abe (also known as the Book of Governors), ‘Ishodnah’s Book of Monastery Founders, Homilies on Joseph by Narsai, and a collection of texts from Leo the Great (the Tome), Nestorius, Sahdona (Martyrius), and the Testament of St. Ephrem (in a different redaction than those previously published). The volume is prefaced with an introduction in French. This range of materials will be of interest to every reader concerned with the theology and history of Syriac Christianity.

Bedjan here offers in his customary manner (i.e. in fully vocalized east Syriac script) several texts: Thomas of Marga’s Monastic History of Bet ‘Abe (also known as the Book of Governors), ‘Ishodnah’s Book of Monastery Founders, Homilies on Joseph by Narsai, and a collection of texts from Leo the Great (the Tome), Nestorius, Sahdona (Martyrius), and the Testament of St. Ephrem (in a different redaction than those previously published). The volume is prefaced with an introduction in French. This range of materials will be of interest to every reader concerned with the theology and history of Syriac Christianity.

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ContributorBiography

PaulBedjan

Paul Bedjan (1838-1920) was a Chaldean priest. A committed Orientalist, he worked with and collected many Syriac manuscripts. Many of his works are available from Gorgias Press.

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