The Sinaiticus Syriac Gospels: Syriac Transcripts & English Introduction
Language: Syriac
Published by Independently Published, 2024
- Hardcover
- New
Seller: THE SAINT BOOKSTORE, Southport, United KingdomTHE SAINT BOOKSTORE
AbeBooks seller since June 14, 2006
Condition: New
£ 37.55
Quantity: Over 20 available
Add to basketItem description from seller
Seller Inventory # C9781923341197
- Title
- The Sinaiticus Syriac Gospels: Syriac Transcripts & English Introduction
- Author
- Bensly, Robert L; Harris, J Rendel; Burkitt, F C
- Publisher
- Independently Published
- Publication year
- 2024
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- Syriac
- ISBN 10
- 1923341197
- ISBN 13
- 9781923341197
- Item weight
- 862 grams
A transcript of the famous Syriac Sinaiticus Palimpsest discovered at "in the Convent of St. Catharine, on Mount Sinai."
Also includes an introduction in English which explains the importance of the manuscript, as well as many of the interesting readings contained therein.
From the Introduction:
"THE manuscript from which this version of the Four Gospels has been transcribed was found by me in the Convent of St Catharine, on Mount Sinai, in the month of February, 1892. It was shown to me by the late Librarian, Galaktion, amongst a number ·of other Syriac MSS. and I was attracted by its look of venerable antiquity, also still more by the fact that, as nearly all its leaves were glued together, my eyes were undoubtedly the first which had gazed intelligently on it for centuries. On separating the leaves with my fingers I saw that it was a palimpsest; that the upper, or later writing, was a Martyrology, or collection of lives of women-saints, and that the under, or earlier one, contained a good portion of the Synoptic Gospels. This I judged from the titles, and from the initial or final words of the lines which I could decipher along the margins. I therefore resolved, with the help of my sister, Mrs James Young Gibson, to photograph the whole book and thus take a complete copy home to Cambridge. During the process of development the first pages were shown to several Syriac scholars, whose eyes were, like my own, not sufficiently keen to read between the lines of writing in .the photographs; but presently more favourable specimens appeared, and in the month of July 1892 some of these were deciphered by Professor Bensly and 'by Mr F. C. Burkitt, and were pronounced by them to belong to a version nearly allied to the so-called Curetonian, which has hitherto been known only from a single imperfect copy. It was now apparent that the manuscript was of great importance for Biblical criticism..."
Originally published as:
THE FOUR GOSPELS IN SYRIAC
TANSCRIBED FROM THE
SINAITIC PALIMPSEST
BY THE LATE
ROBERT L. BENSLY M.A.
Lord ALMONER'S PROFESSOR OF ARABIC
IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE...
"Synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
"About the title" may belong to another edition of this title.
THE SAINT BOOKSTORE
Southport, United Kingdom
AbeBooks seller since June 14, 2006
Shipping rates from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
| Item | 7 to 28 business days | 7 to 28 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | £ 19.37 | £ 21.37 |
Payment methods
Store description
Specialty
GeneralSeller's business information
SB ONLINE LTD
50 Devonshire Road
Southport, United Kingdom PR9 7BZ
Terms of sale
Please order through the Abebooks checkout. We only take orders through Abebooks - We don't take direct orders by email or phone.
Refunds or Returns: A full refund of the purchase price will be given if returned within 30 days in undamaged condition.
As a seller on abebooks we adhere to the terms explained at http://www.abebooks.co.uk/docs/HelpCentral/buyerIndex.shtml - if you require further assistance please email us at orders@thesaintbookstore.co.uk
Right of withdrawal
If you are a consumer you can withdraw from the contract in accordance with the following. Consumer means any natural person who is acting for purposes which are outside his trade, business, craft or profession.
Information regarding the right of withdrawal
Statutory right to withdraw
You have the right to withdraw from this contract within 14 days without giving any reason.
The withdrawal period will expire after 14 days from the day on which you acquire, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires, physical possession of the last good or the last lot or piece.
To exercise the right of withdrawal, electronically fill in and submit a clear statement on our website, under "My Purchases" in "My Account". We will communicate to you an acknowledgement of receipt of such a withdrawal on a durable medium (e.g. by e-mail) without delay.
To meet the withdrawal deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of the right of withdrawal before the withdrawal period has expired.
Effects of withdrawal
If you withdraw from this contract, we will reimburse to you all payments received from you, including the costs of delivery (except for the supplementary costs arising if you chose a type of delivery other than the least expensive type of standard delivery offered by us).
We may make a deduction from the reimbursement for loss in value of any goods supplied, if the loss is the result of unnecessary handling by you.
We will make the reimbursement without undue delay, and not later than 14 days after the day on which we are informed about your decision to withdraw from this contract.
We will make the reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction, unless you have expressly agreed otherwise; in any event, you will not incur any fees as a result of such reimbursement.
We may withhold reimbursement until we have received the goods back, or you have supplied evidence of having sent back the goods, whichever is the earliest.
You shall send back the goods or hand them over to THE SAINT BOOKSTORE, Southport, United Kingdom, without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which you communicate your withdrawal from this contract to us. The deadline is met if you send back the goods before the period of 14 days has expired. You will have to bear the direct cost of returning the goods. You are only liable for any diminished value of the goods resulting from the handling other than what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods.
Exceptions to the right of withdrawal
The right of withdrawal does not apply to:
- The delivery of newspapers, journals or magazines with the exception of subscription contracts; and
- The supply of digital content which is not supplied on a tangible medium (e.g. on a CD or DVD) if you accepted when you placed your order that we could start to deliver it, and that you could not withdraw once delivery had started.
Shipping terms
Most orders usually ship within 1-3 business days, but some can take up to 7 days.