
The History of the 'Slave of Christ'
From Jewish Child to Christian Martyr
Gorgias Press
Published on 26. January 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
269 pages
978-1-4632-0573-7 (ISBN)
Description
The first critical editions and English translations of the two Syriac recensions of a fascinating text which narrates the story of a young Jewish child, Asher. After converting to Christianity and taking the name ?A?da da-Msi?a ('slave of Christ'), he is martyred by his father. In a detailed introduction, Butts and Gross challenge the use of this text by previous scholars as evidence for historical interactions between Jews and Christians, reevaluating its purpose and situating the story in its Late Antique Babylonian context.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Piscataway
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
396 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4632-0573-7 (9781463205737)
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