An Arabic Version of the Acts of the Apostles and the Seven Catholic Epistles
From an Eighth or Ninth Century MS. in the Convent of St. Catharine on Mount Sinai

A transcription of an Arabic biblical manuscript from the monastic library of St Catherine, Mount Sinai, first published in 1899.

Margaret Dunlop Gibson (Edited by)

9781108043397, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 8 March 2012

196 pages, 3 b/w illus.
24.4 x 17 x 1.1 cm, 0.32 kg

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 of an Arabic manuscript discovered at the monastery and translated by Margaret Gibson. First published in 1899, the text includes sections of the New Testament as well as a short moral parable, some religious aphorisms and an essay on the nature of God. Illustrated with reproductions of the manuscript pages, this book is a useful text in the study of Arabic Christianity as well as an interesting resource for theological scholars.

Introduction
The Acts of the Apostles, from chapter vii v.37 to end
Epistle of James
Epistle of I Peter
Epistle of II Peter
Epistle of I John
Epistle of II John
Epistle of III John
Jude
Translations: The monk's prayer
Sayings
On the triune nature of God
Appendix.

Subject Areas: Biblical studies & exegesis [HRCG]