Eastern Christianity : a reader / edited by J. Edward Walters.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Walters, J. Edward, editor.

Language:

Arabic

Armenian

Coptic

English

Ethiopic

Georgian

Syriac, Modern

Subjects (All):

Christian literature, Early--Arab authors.

Christian literature, Early.

Christian literature, Early--Armenian authors.

Christian literature, Early--Coptic authors.

Christian literature, Early--Ethiopic authors.

Christian literature, Early--Georgian authors.

Christian literature, Early--Syriac authors.

Christian literature, Early--Translations into English.

Eastern churches--Sources.

Eastern churches.

Authors, Arab.

Genre:

Translations.

Sources.

Physical Description:

xvi, 423 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Grand Rapids, Michigan : William. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2021.

Language Note:

English translations of Syriac, Armenian, Georgian, Arabic, Coptic, and Ethiopic Christian texts.

Summary:

"A collection of significant Syriac, Armenian, Georgian, Arabic, Coptic, and Ethiopic Christian texts in English translation, along with informative introductions"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Syriac

1. The Doctrina Addai

2. Ephrem the Syrian, Hymns against Heresies 3 and 53

3. Martyrdom of `Miles, Abursam, and Sinay'

4. Jacob of Serugh, The Fourth Homily on Cain and Abel

5. Narsai, On the Canaanite Woman

6. Simeon of Beth Arsham, Letter on the Himyarite Martyrs

7. The Syriac Life of Mary of Egypt

8. Timothy I, Letter 47

9. Theodore bar Koni, Scholion, Memrd 10

2. Armenian

1. Koriwn, The Life of Mashtots'

2. Eznik of Koghb, Refutation of the Sects (or, On God)

3. The Teaching of Saint Grigor

4. Anania of Narek, On This Transitory World

5. Grigor of Narek, Book of Lamentation, Discourse 1, Discourse 88

6. Nerses Shnorhali, Hymn for the Sunrise Hour, Instructional Preface to a Prayer of Nerses, Prayer of Nerses

3. Georgian

1. Jacob C'urtaveli, Martyrdom of Saint Shushanik

2. John Sabanisze, Martyrdom ofHabo, the Perfumerfrom Baghdad

3. George the Athonite, The Lives of John the Iberian and Euthymios the Athonite, and George the Minor, The Life of George the Athonite

4. Mark the Deacon, The Life of Porphyry of Gaza

4. Arabic

1. Homilies on the Gospel Readings for Holy Week

2. Theodore Abu Qurrah, That God Is Not Weak

3. The Disputation of Abraham of Tiberias

4. Hunayn Ibn Ishaq, How to Discern the True Religion

5. Miracles of Saint George

6. Commentary on the Pentateuch

5. Coptic

1. LifeofPachomius

2. Shenoute of Atripe, /Have Been Reading the Holy Gospels

3. Pseudo-Dioscorus of Alexandria, Encomium on Macarius of Tkoou

4. The Anaphora of Saint Thomas the Apostle

5. Christophoria, Letter to the Comes Menu

6. John of Paralos, Homily on the Archangel Michael and the Blasphemous Books of the Heretics

7. Pseudo-Cyril of Alexandria, Encomium Interpreting Part of the Apocalypse of John the Apostle of Christ Jesus

6. Ethiopic

1. Select Inscriptions of 'Ezana

2. Homily on Frumentius

3. Synaxarion on Yared

4. Glory of the Kings (KabraNagasi)

5. Miracles of Mary

6. Zar'a Ya'aqob, Book of the Trinity

7. Prayer Amulet: MS Duke Ethiopic 15.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9780802876867

0802876862

OCLC:

1237693680

Publisher Number:

99989675070