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245 00 a| Invitation to Syriac Christianity :b| an anthology /c| edited by Michael Philip Penn, Scott Fitzgerald Johnson, Christine Shepardson, Charles M. Stang.;

264 1 a| Oakland, California :b| University of California Press,c| [2022];

300 a| xxi, 431 pages :b| illustrations (some color), maps (black and white) ;c| 27 cm;

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337 a| unmediatedb| n2| rdamedia;

338 a| volumeb| nc2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Origin stories -- Poetry -- Doctrine and disputation -- Liturgy -- Asceticism -- Mysticism and prayer -- Biblical interpretation -- Hagiography -- Books, knowledge, and translation -- Judaism -- Islam -- Religions of the Silk Road -- Appendix 1: translations and editions -- Appendix 2: biographies of named authors -- Appendix 3: glossary.;

520 a| 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.;

546 a| Texts translated from the Syriac; introduction and notes in English.;

650 0 a| Syriac Christiansx| Historyy| To 1500v| Sources.=| ^A827342;

650 0 a| Syriac Christiansx| Historyv| Early works to 1800.=| ^A827342;

650 0 a| Syriac Christiansv| Translations into English.=| ^A827342;

650 0 a| Church historyy| Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.=| ^A23363;

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650 7 a| Syriac Christians.2| fast0| (OCoLC)fst01141322;

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655 7 a| Sources.2| fast0| (OCoLC)fst01423900;

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700 1 a| Penn, Michael Philipe| editor.=| ^A1248733;

700 1 a| Johnson, Scott Fitzgerald,d| 1976-e| editor.=| ^A720722;

700 1 a| Shepardson, Christine C.,d| 1972-e| editor.=| ^A791284;

700 1 a| Stang, Charles M.,d| 1974-e| editor.=| ^A1134123;

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Invitation to Syriac Christianity : an anthology / edited by Michael Philip Penn, Scott Fitzgerald Johnson, Christine Shepardson, Charles M. Stang.

Format	Book
Publication	Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2022]
Description	xxi, 431 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (black and white) ; 27 cm
Subjects	Syriac Christians--History. --To 1500. --Sources. Syriac Christians--History. --Early works to 1800. Syriac Christians--Translations into English. Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.

Other author/creator	Penn, Michael Philip editor.
Other author/creator	Johnson, Scott Fitzgerald, 1976- editor.
Other author/creator	Shepardson, Christine C., 1972- editor.
Other author/creator	Stang, Charles M., 1974- editor.
Contents	Origin stories -- Poetry -- Doctrine and disputation -- Liturgy -- Asceticism -- Mysticism and prayer -- Biblical interpretation -- Hagiography -- Books, knowledge, and translation -- Judaism -- Islam -- Religions of the Silk Road -- Appendix 1: translations and editions -- Appendix 2: biographies of named authors -- Appendix 3: glossary.
Abstract	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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Language	Texts translated from the Syriac; introduction and notes in English.
Issued in other form	Online version: Invitation to Syriac Christianity [Oakland, California] : [University of California Press], [2022] 9780520971035
Genre/form	Early works.
Genre/form	History.
Genre/form	Sources.
Genre/form	Translations.
LCCN	2021023215
ISBN	9780520299207
ISBN	9780520299191 hardcover
ISBN	0520299191 hardcover
ISBN	0520299205 paperback
ISBN	electronic book

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