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245 00 a| Invitation to Syriac Christianityh| [electronic resource] :b| an anthology /c| Michael Philip Penn, senior editor ; Scott Fitzgerald Johnson, Christine Shepardson, and Charles M. Stang, associate editors.;

260 a| [Oakland, California] :b| University of California Press,c| [2022];

300 a| 1 online resource;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction -- Origin stories -- Poetry -- Doctrine and disputation -- Liturgy -- Asceticism -- Mysticism and prayer -- Biblical interpretation -- Hagiography -- Books, knowledge, and translation -- Judaism -- Islam -- Religions of the Silk Road -- Appendix 1 : translations and editions -- Appendix 2 : biographies of named authors -- Appendix 3 : glossary.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "Over the last few decades, one of the biggest growth areas in ancient history has been Syriac studies. The lingua franca of the late ancient Middle East,Syriac--the language of Syria--was native to a broad population who developed distinctive and influential form of Christianity that spread across continents, connecting the Roman, Persian, Arab, Chinese, and South Asian empires. Given this tremendous geographical spread, and the massive corpus of writings still extant, Syriac studies is increasingly felt to be central to the study of Late Antiquity. Indeed, PhDs trained in Syriac or Arabic as well Greek and Latin are the most desirable candidates on the job market today. As more and more professors are trained in these materials--and as the call grows ever louder for classes aimed at understanding the interconnectedness of premodern societies--the more Syriac becomes central to teaching in colleges and universities, as well as divinity schools and seminaries. Collecting the most important texts from the second to the fourteenth centuries, Invitation to Syriac Christianity will provide the first-ever comprehensive introduction written for the nonspecialist. These carefully selected, introduced, and annotated translations will help professors and students at all levels to expand their knowledge of the ancient world beyond Greek and Latin traditions. Invitation will thus be the essential resource for anyone wanting to study the world of Syriac"--c| Provided by publisher.;

538 a| Mode of access: World Wide Web;

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Invitation to Syriac Christianity an anthology / Michael Philip Penn, senior editor ; Scott Fitzgerald Johnson, Christine Shepardson, and Charles M. Stang, associate editors.

Format	Electronic
Publication Info	[Oakland, California] : University of California Press, [2022]
Description	1 online resource
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Syriac Christians--History. --To 1500. --Sources. Syriac Christians--History. --Early works to 1800. Syriac Christians--Translations into English. Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.

Other author/creator	Penn, Michael Philip.
Other author/creator	Johnson, Scott Fitzgerald, 1976-
Other author/creator	Shepardson, Christine C., 1972-
Other author/creator	Stang, Charles M., 1974-
Contents	Introduction -- Origin stories -- Poetry -- Doctrine and disputation -- Liturgy -- Asceticism -- Mysticism and prayer -- Biblical interpretation -- Hagiography -- Books, knowledge, and translation -- Judaism -- Islam -- Religions of the Silk Road -- Appendix 1 : translations and editions -- Appendix 2 : biographies of named authors -- Appendix 3 : glossary.
Abstract	"Over the last few decades, one of the biggest growth areas in ancient history has been Syriac studies. The lingua franca of the late ancient Middle East,Syriac--the language of Syria--was native to a broad population who developed distinctive and influential form of Christianity that spread across continents, connecting the Roman, Persian, Arab, Chinese, and South Asian empires. Given this tremendous geographical spread, and the massive corpus of writings still extant, Syriac studies is increasingly felt to be central to the study of Late Antiquity. Indeed, PhDs trained in Syriac or Arabic as well Greek and Latin are the most desirable candidates on the job market today. As more and more professors are trained in these materials--and as the call grows ever louder for classes aimed at understanding the interconnectedness of premodern societies--the more Syriac becomes central to teaching in colleges and universities, as well as divinity schools and seminaries. Collecting the most important texts from the second to the fourteenth centuries, Invitation to Syriac Christianity will provide the first-ever comprehensive introduction written for the nonspecialist. These carefully selected, introduced, and annotated translations will help professors and students at all levels to expand their knowledge of the ancient world beyond Greek and Latin traditions. Invitation will thus be the essential resource for anyone wanting to study the world of Syriac"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Source of description	Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
Issued in other form	Print version: Invitation to Syriac Christianity [Oakland, California] : University of California Press, [2022] 9780520299191
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2021023216
ISBN	9780520971035 (epub)
ISBN	(hardback)
ISBN	(paperback)

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