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The history of the 'Slave of Christ' : from Jewish child to Christian martyr /

The History of the 'Slave of Christ' : From Jewish Child to Christian Martyr offers the first critical editions and English translations of the two Syriac recensions of this fascinating text, which narrates the story of a young Jewish child, Asher, who after converting to Christianity and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Butts, Aaron Michael (Author), Gross, Simcha (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Syriac
Language Notes:In English and Syriac; with Syriac texts translated into English.
Published: Piscataway, New Jersey : Gorgias Press LLC, [2016]
Series:Persian martyr acts in Syriac ; 6.
Subjects:
ʻAbdā da-Mšíḥā > Criticism, Textual.
Christianity and other religions > Judaism.
Martyrs.
Table of Contents:
  • Syriac Manuscript Witnesses
  • Versions: Arabic, Armenian, and Georgian
  • Syriac recensions
  • Development of the Syriac text
  • Shigar
  • Etiology of Cult Sites
  • Date of Composition: ca. 650 ca. 850
  • The name ʻAbdā da-mšíḥā
  • Child Martyrs
  • Use of the Old Testament
  • Jews around Shigar
  • Jews in the history of ʻAbdā da-mšíḥā
  • Legend of the Judenknaben
  • The 'Why' question
  • Syriac Recension, A
  • Syriac Recension B.