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The Nestorian Monument of Hsî-an Fû in Shen-Hsî, China

The “Nestorian Monument” or “Nestorian Stele” is a fascinating attestation of the work of Syriac-speaking missionaries in sixth-century China. Commemorating the diffusion of Christianity in China from 635-781, the inscription was erected in the latter year as a public monument. The inscription in Chinese, supplemented with some Syriac, provides a brief outline of Christian doctrine and provides an account of how Christianity came to China. This book offers an English translation of the monument along with the original language text.
Publisher: Gorgias Press LLC
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SKU (ISBN): 978-1-59333-886-2
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Publication Status: In Print
Publication Date: Jan 5,2011
Interior Color: Black
Trim Size: 6 x 9
Page Count: 74
Languages: English
ISBN: 978-1-59333-886-2
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The “Nestorian Monument” or “Nestorian Stele” is a fascinating attestation of the work of Syriac-speaking missionaries in sixth-century China. Commemorating the diffusion of Christianity in China from 635-781, the inscription was erected in the latter year as a public monument. The inscription in Chinese, supplemented with some Syriac, provides a brief outline of Christian doctrine and provides an account of how Christianity came to China. The inscription concludes with praise offered to God for their religion. Presented here in the original languages along with an English translation, the Sino-Syriac Monument is offered here along with annotations and a lecture by the translator on the provenance and significance of the stone. Written in a time the prospects for missionary work in China were in question, the author also offers an account of subsequent missions to China and his opinion of the present state of such work. A useful account by a professor of Chinese Language at Oxford University, this volume will be valued by students of Christianity in China and the early missionary movements of the church. James Legge 1815-1897 was a Scottish missionary and the first professor of Chinese at Oxford University. His tenure in China included being the head of the Anglo-Chinese College in Malacca and then Hong Kong. Legge is noted for his numerous translations of Chinese classics.

The “Nestorian Monument” or “Nestorian Stele” is a fascinating attestation of the work of Syriac-speaking missionaries in sixth-century China. Commemorating the diffusion of Christianity in China from 635-781, the inscription was erected in the latter year as a public monument. The inscription in Chinese, supplemented with some Syriac, provides a brief outline of Christian doctrine and provides an account of how Christianity came to China. The inscription concludes with praise offered to God for their religion. Presented here in the original languages along with an English translation, the Sino-Syriac Monument is offered here along with annotations and a lecture by the translator on the provenance and significance of the stone. Written in a time the prospects for missionary work in China were in question, the author also offers an account of subsequent missions to China and his opinion of the present state of such work. A useful account by a professor of Chinese Language at Oxford University, this volume will be valued by students of Christianity in China and the early missionary movements of the church. James Legge 1815-1897 was a Scottish missionary and the first professor of Chinese at Oxford University. His tenure in China included being the head of the Anglo-Chinese College in Malacca and then Hong Kong. Legge is noted for his numerous translations of Chinese classics.

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  • Preface (page 5)
  • TEXT AND TRANSLATION OF THE MONUMENT (page 9)
  • A LECTURE: ON THE NESTORIAN MONUMENT OF HSI-AN FU; AND THE PRESENT PROSPECTS OF CHRISTIAN MISSIONS IN CHINA (page 41)
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