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A Narrative of Two Visits to Sinai, from Mrs Lewis's Journals 1892-1893 [Paperback]

by Agnes Smith Lewis

    • Author

      Agnes Smith Lewis

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      Cambridge Library Collection

    • Published

      January 2012

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      The Scottish twin sisters Agnes Lewis (1843-1926) and Margaret Gibson (1843-1920) between them spoke modern Greek, Arabic, Hebrew, Persian and Syriac, and were pioneering biblical scholars and explorers at a time when women rarely ventured to foreign lands. The sisters made several journeys to the Monastery of St Catherine on Mount Sinai, and their first two visits there are described in this 1893 publication. Using her sister's journals, Margaret Gibson tells how Agnes discovered a version of the Gospels in Syriac from the fifth century CE. This text is immensely important, being an example of the New Testament written in the eastern branch of Aramaic, the language that Jesus himself spoke. Meanwhile, Margaret Gibson studied other manuscripts in the library and photographed them; the sisters later transcribed and published many of these. Controversy over the circumstances of the discovery led to Margaret publishing this account in 1893.

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      • Author

        Agnes Smith Lewis

      • Book Format

        Paperback

      • Publisher

        Cambridge Library Collection

      • Published

        January 2012

      • Weight

        205g

      • Page Count

        154

      • Dimensions

        140 x 216 x 10 mm

      • ISBN

        9781108043366

      • ISBN-10

        1108043364

      • Eden Code

        4027520

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      • Author/Creator: Agnes Smith Lewis

      • ISBN: 9781108043366

      • Publisher: Cambridge Library Collection

      • Release Date: January 2012

      • Weight: 205g

      • Dimensions: 140 x 216 x 10 mm

      • Eden Code: 4027520


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