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

Bensly, Robert Lubbock

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ISBN 10 : 1437295673 ISBN 13 : 9781437295672

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing, 2008

Synopsis

The Fourth Book of Maccabees and Kindred Documents in Syriac is a book written by Robert Lubbock Bensly in 1895. The book is a collection of ancient texts that were originally written in Syriac, a dialect of Aramaic, and translated into English. The texts include the Fourth Book of Maccabees, which is a Jewish work that describes the martyrdom of seven brothers and their mother during the reign of the Seleucid king Antiochus IV Epiphanes. In addition to the Fourth Book of Maccabees, the book also includes other Syriac texts that are related to the Maccabean period, including the Letter of Aristeas, the Book of Enoch, and the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs. The texts provide valuable insights into Jewish history, culture, and religion during the Hellenistic period.Bensly's book includes an introduction that provides historical and literary context for the texts, as well as notes and commentary on the translation. The book is an important resource for scholars of biblical studies, ancient history, and Syriac literature.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: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1437295673
• ISBN 13: 9781437295672
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 228
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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