Catalogue of the Arabic Mss. in the Convent of S. Catharine on Mount Sinai

by Margaret Dunlop Gibson and Saint Catherine

Book Overview

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. Their chief discoveries were made in the Monastery of St Catherine on...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 110804350X
• ISBN13: 9781108043502
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.7" x 9.6"