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Syriac Miscellanies: Or, Extracts Relating To The First And Second General Councils - Softcover

Benjamin Harris Cowper

 
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Syriac Miscellanies: Or, Extracts Relating To The First And Second General Councils, And Various Other Quotations, Theological, Historical And Classical, Tr. Into English From Mss. In The British Museum And Imperial Library Of Paris, With Notes by Benjamin Harris Cowper. This volume is a curated collection of Syriac extracts and translations drawn from manuscripts housed in the British Museum and the Imperial Library of Paris. Compiled and translated by B. H. Cowper, it aims to illuminate Fathers, Creeds, Councils, and Church History through English renderings that are largely literal in tone. The contents include a Syriac version of the Nicene definitions and canons, lists of bishops from multiple regions, and fragments from Greek and Coptic authors, as well as notes on early Christian chronology and geography. The book also contains extracts on the Councils of Nicea and Constantinople, the lists of attendees, and later sections on Islamic history, martyrs, and patristic writings. The Preface explains the editor’s aims and acknowledges limitations, while the Observations discuss textual issues and the significance of the documents for Syriac studies.

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