The Sentences of the Syriac Menander: Introduction, Text and Translation, and Commentary

Monaco, David

ISBN 10: 1611434882 / ISBN 13: 9781611434880

Edité par Gorgias Pr Llc, 2012

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translation edition. 267 pages. 9.10x0.90x6.00 inches. In Stock.

N° de réf. du vendeur x-1611434882

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• Titre: The Sentences of the Syriac Menander: Introduction, Text and Translation, and Commentary
• Éditeur: Gorgias Pr Llc
• Date de parution: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1611434882
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781611434880
• Reliure: Hardcover
• État de l'article: Brand New
• Poids: 0,57 kilogramme

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Synopsis

The Sentences of the Syriac Menander appears in two Syriac manuscripts in the British Library, a full version in one codex, and a far shorter version, only a small fraction thereof, in another. This book presents a commentary on the text in its complete version focusing on parallels from both Jewish tradition and the Greco-Roman world, showing that the text is not, as it claims, the work of the Greek author Menander, but rather a work of Jewish Wisdom Literature composed in Syriac, possibly in the ancient city of Edessa itself, and preserved within Christian monastic circles.