Life and Works of Saint Gregentios, Archbishop of Taphar Introduction, Critical Edition and Translation
In the late 10th century, an anonymous author wrote the fictitious account of a religious dialogue between Archbishop Gregentios and the Jewish scribe Herban and included it in a life of Gregentios based on earlier sources, which indicate that he was a missionary in Yemen in pre-Islamic times. Albre...
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| Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
| Language: | English Greek |
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Berlin/Boston
De Gruyter
2012
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| Series: | Millennium-Studien / Millennium Studies
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| Summary: | In the late 10th century, an anonymous author wrote the fictitious account of a religious dialogue between Archbishop Gregentios and the Jewish scribe Herban and included it in a life of Gregentios based on earlier sources, which indicate that he was a missionary in Yemen in pre-Islamic times. Albrecht Berger examines and translates these texts, and he presents a critical edition. Key Features first edition of a large proportion of the extant texts critical edition using all known manuscripts, including those which only recently have been discovered |
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| Physical Description: | 1 electronic resource (915 p.) |
| ISBN: | 9783110911060 9783110184457 |
| Access: | Open Access |