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 contains an English translation of the apocryphal acts of the apostles. Originally published in 1904 by Agnes Lewis, the text chronicles the lives, adventures and deaths of important figures like Paul, Thaddeus and James, the brother of Jesus. This fascinating volume features extraordinary tales of peril and persecution - one town's sinful population places a naked prostitute at the town gate to deter the apostles, but the archangel Michael levitates her out of their way - and is of great historical and theological interest.
Translated by:
Agnes Smith Lewis Imprint: Cambridge University Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 244mm,
Width: 170mm,
Spine: 17mm
Weight: 510g ISBN:9781108018999 ISBN 10: 1108018998 Series:Cambridge Library Collection - Biblical Studies Pages: 318 Publication Date:17 February 2011 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction; 1. Bibliography; Mythological Acts of the Apostles (in English); 2. Palimpsest fragments of the Acts of Judas Thomas from Cod. Sin. Syr. 30 (in English); Indexes.