Apocrypha Arabica (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781108043472)

The twin sisters Agnes Lewis (1843-1926) and Margaret Gibson (1843-1920) were pioneering biblical scholars who became experts in a number of ancient languages. Travelling widely in the Middle East, they made several significant discoveries, including one of the earliest manuscripts of the Four Gospels in Syriac, a dialect of Aramaic, the language probably spoken by Jesus himself. Their chief discoveries were made in the Monastery of St Catherine on Mount Sinai. This text is a transcription and translation of an Arabic Christian manuscript discovered by Margaret Gibson in 1893 and first published in 1901. The text includes 'The Book of the Rolls', a retelling of early Biblical events; stories of Aphikia, a virtuous woman from the time of King Solomon; and the tale of Cyprian and Justa (recounted in Arabic and Greek). A useful resource for linguists and for scholars in the history of Arabic Christianity.

Author: Margaret Dunlop Gibson
ISBN-10: 110804347X
ISBN-13: 9781108043472
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 02/23/2012
Pages: 210
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.44d