Life and Works of Saint Gregentios, Archbishop of Taphar : Introduction, Critical Edition and Translation

Berger, Albrecht

Life and Works of Saint Gregentios, Archbishop of Taphar : Introduction, Critical Edition and Translation - Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2012 - 1 electronic resource (915 p.)

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In the late 10th century, an anonymous author wrote the fictitious account of a religious dialogue between Archbishop Gregentios and the Jewish scribe Herban and included it in a life of Gregentios based on earlier sources, which indicate that he was a missionary in Yemen in pre-Islamic times. Albrecht Berger examines and translates these texts, and he presents a critical edition. Key Features first edition of a large proportion of the extant texts critical edition using all known manuscripts, including those which only recently have been discovered


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English
Greek, Modern (1453-)

9783110911060 9783110911060 9783110184457

10.1515/9783110911060 doi


Classical history / classical civilisation
Medieval history
Church history

Byzantine Empire Herban St. Gregentios (of Taphar)