The history of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the history of the likeness of Christ : which the Jews of Tiberias made to mock at /
| Other Authors: | , |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English Syriac |
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New York :
AMS Press,
1976
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| Edition: | First AMS edition |
| Series: | Luzac's Semitic text and translation series
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| Item Description: | Reprint of the 1899 edition published by Luzac and Co., London, which was issued as v. 4-5 of Luzac's Semitic text and translation series "... [S]tyled "Histories" by the Syrian translators, [these two "curious and interesting works"] manifestly belong to the very large section of Syriac literature which contains the Apocrypha of the New Testament."--Preface, page vii, volume 2 "The history of the likeness of Christ, ..." purports to be written by "Philotheus, the deacon of the country of the East"--Cf. page 171 ""The History of the Blessed Virgin Mary", ... contains the story of her Conception, Birth, Infancy, Annunciation, Death, and Assumption, and records a number of her miracles. Included in it is an account of the early life of our Lord, and a description of the miracles which were wrought by means of His swaddling-bands, and the water in which He had been washed, and by His word or touch."--Preface, page vii, volume 2 |
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| Physical Description: | 2 volumes ; 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 0404113419 0404113427 0404113435 9780404113414 9780404113421 9780404113438 |