Invitation to Syriac Christianity: An Anthology

by Scott Fitzgerald Johnson

Book Overview

Despite their centrality to the history of Christianity in the East, Syriac Christians have generally been excluded from modern accounts of the faith. Originating from Mesopotamia, Syriac Christians quickly spread across Eurasia, from Turkey to China, developing a distinctive and influential form of Christianity that connected empires. These early Christians wrote in the language of Syriac, the lingua franca of the late ancient Middle East, and a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520299205
• ISBN13: 9780520299207
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 462 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.0" x 10.0"