The Fourth Book Of Maccabees And Kindred Documents In Syriac (1895) - Couverture souple

Bensly, Robert Lubbock

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1165094533 ISBN 13 : 9781165094530

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

The Fourth Book of Maccabees and Kindred Documents in Syriac is a book by Robert Lubbock Bensly, first published in 1895. The book includes a translation of the Fourth Book of Maccabees, a Jewish text that describes the martyrdom of seven Jewish brothers during the reign of Antiochus IV Epiphanes. The book also includes translations of other Syriac documents related to the Maccabean period, including a letter from the high priest Jonathan to the Spartans and a prayer for the dead. The translations are accompanied by extensive notes and commentary, providing historical and cultural context for the texts. This book is a valuable resource for scholars of Jewish and Syriac literature, as well as anyone interested in the history and culture of the Maccabean period.With An Introduction And Translations.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Originally published 1895, this book contains the Syriac texts of the Book of IV Maccabees from the Apocrypha, as well as other Syriac documents on the same theme. It was compiled by R. L. Bensly, a highly respected biblical scholar and a member of the committee that translated the English Revised Version of the Bible in the late nineteenth century, and edited after his death by fellow scholar W. E. Barnes. Barnes provides a translation of those texts that do not exist in ancient Greek, in addition to an introduction on the various forms of the text and their relationship to earlier accounts of the same incident. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in biblical history or Syriac.

Présentation de l'éditeur

The Fourth Book of Maccabees and Kindred Documents in Syriac is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1895. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1165094533
• ISBN 13: 9781165094530
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 226
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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