Codex Climaci Rescriptus Fragments Sixth by Lewis Agnes Smith (8 results)

Fine first edition paperback; xxxi + [1] + 201 pages.

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hardback. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. xxx 199pp, hardback, dark blue cloth gilt, spine faded with few marks printed partly in two cols, fold-out facsimile plates; 83, 52pp frontis facsimile plates, two items bound together, titled to spine Horae Semiticae VIII IX.

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - 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. Originally published in the Horae Semitica series, this fascicule is a collection of palimpsest fragments acquired and translated by Agnes Lewis. Discovered in Sinai and dating from the sixth to eighth centuries, the documents include parts of the four gospels and the epistles. Most important of the texts are an Aramaic lectionary on the gospels and a number of homilies including unique stories from the lives of Jesus and the apostles. Originally published in 1909 and featuring translations of the Aramaic texts, this is a vital resource for the biblical scholar.…

4°. Condition: Gut. XXXI, 201 S. Broschur. Vollständig mit allen 7 Faksimiles. Ehemaliges Bibliotheksexemplar mit Stempel innen und Bibliothekssignatur auf Einband in gutem Zustand. Einband berieben, Papier altersüblich nachgedunkelt. Seiten nicht ebarbiert. Bindung fest, Text sauber. atx 4° A 153 mu Gewicht in Gramm: 600.…