Contributions

  • Lewis, Agnes Smith, 1843-1926. - Contributor
  • Harris, J. Rendel 1852-1941. - Contributor

Publication

1894 - C. J. Clay and sons, London, England

Language

English

Word Count

32,750 words, Guess

Page Count

131 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • LCCPJ3081 .S8 no. 1

Description

The **Syriac Sinaitic** (syrsin), known also as *Sinaitic Palimpsest*, of Saint Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai is a late 4th century manuscript of 358 pages, containing a translation of the four canonical gospels of the New Testament into Syriac, which have been overwritten by a vita (biography) of female saints and martyrs with a date corresponding to AD 778. This palimpsest is the oldest copy of the gospels in Syriac, one of two surviving manuscripts (the other being the *Curetonian Gospels*) that possibly predate the *Peshitta* (although this is debated), the standard Syriac translation of the Bible. - [Wikipedia][1] [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syriac_Sinaiticus

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Studia sinaitica -- no. 1

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