Joseph Berenbach presents here the Arabic text and German translation of an important anti-heretical work by the Melkite Christian author Paul er-Rahib. Berenbach describes the manuscripts used in the critical text and introduces the character of Paul.
SKU (ISBN): 978-1-60724-694-7
Publication Status: In Print
Publication Date: Dec 18,2009
Interior Color: Black
Trim Size: 6 x 9
Page Count: 36
Language: German
ISBN: 978-1-60724-694-7
Joseph Berenbach laments that Christian-Arabic sources have often been neglected, even among scholars of Oriental Christian literature. Thus, in order to rectify this, Berenbach published here the Arabic text of an important “anti-heresy” work by Paul er-Rahib, a Melkite Christian. Berenbach collates the text from several sources that he describes in detail. He also briefly discusses the question of the time-period in which the work was composed and its importance for our understanding of heretical issues from a Melkite perspective. Berenbach supplements the text with a critical apparatus and a German translation.