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The Orthodox Church in the Arab World, 700 - 1700: An Anthology of Sources (Orthodox Christian)
Samuel Noble
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Paperback. Arabic was one of the first languages in which the Gospel was preached. Yet in the West, scholars have all but forgotten about these texts. In this book, the authors bring these rich but overlooked works to English-language readers. Editor(s): Noble, Samuel; Treiger, Alexander. Num Pages: 345 pages. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRCC8; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
All of the texts chosen for this volume are interesting in their own right, but the collection of these sources into a single volume, with helpful introductions and bibliographies, makes this book an invaluable resource for the study of Arabic Christianity and, indeed, the history of Christianity more broadly. ― Hugoye: Journal of Syriac StudiesArabic was among the first languages in which the Gospel was preached. The Book of Acts mentions Arabs as being present at the first Pentecost in Jerusalem, where they heard the Christian message in their native tongue. Christian literature in Arabic is at least 1,300 years old, the oldest ... Read more
All of the texts chosen for this volume are interesting in their own right, but the collection of these sources into a single volume, with helpful introductions and bibliographies, makes this book an invaluable resource for the study of Arabic Christianity and, indeed, the history of Christianity more broadly. ― Hugoye: Journal of Syriac StudiesArabic was among the first languages in which the Gospel was preached. The Book of Acts mentions Arabs as being present at the first Pentecost in Jerusalem, where they heard the Christian message in their native tongue. Christian literature in Arabic is at least 1,300 years old, the oldest ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
527g
Number of Pages
355
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780875807010
SKU
V9780875807010
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About Samuel Noble
Samuel Noble is a doctoral candidate in religious studies at Yale University. Alexander Treiger is associate professor in the Department of Classics and Program in Religious Studies at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Reviews for The Orthodox Church in the Arab World, 700 - 1700: An Anthology of Sources (Orthodox Christian)
This volume reveals a strain of Christianity that has been scarcely known for far too long. It is also timely, in that it opens up a world that, once simply forgotten, is now under threat of extinction as never before.
Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations
All of the texts chosen for this volume are interesting in their own right, ... Read more
Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations
All of the texts chosen for this volume are interesting in their own right, ... Read more