Invitation to Syriac Christianity: an anthology

Despite their centrality to the history of Christianity in the East, Syriac Christians have generally been excluded from modern accounts of the faith. Originating from Mesopotamia, Syriac Christians quickly spread across Eurasia, from Turkey to China, developing a distinctive and influential form of...

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Contributors: Penn, Michael Philip (Editor) ; Johnson, Scott Fitzgerald 1976- (Editor) ; Shepardson, Christine 1972- (Editor) ; Stang, Charles M. 1974- (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Berkeley University of Californiarnia Press 2022
In:Year: 2022
Reviews:[Rezension von: Invitation to Syriac Christianity; Eastern Christianity : a reader] (2022) (Martens, Peter W.)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Syriac churches / History 100-1400
Further subjects:B Anthology
B Electronic books
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Summary:Despite their centrality to the history of Christianity in the East, Syriac Christians have generally been excluded from modern accounts of the faith. Originating from Mesopotamia, Syriac Christians quickly spread across Eurasia, from Turkey to China, developing a distinctive and influential form of Christianity that connected empires. These early Christians wrote in the language of Syriac, the lingua franca of the late ancient Middle East, and a dialect of Aramaic, the language of Jesus. Collecting key foundational Syriac texts from the second to the fourteenth centuries, this anthology provides unique access to one of the most intriguing, but least known, branches of the Christian tradition.
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ISBN:0520971035