The Sentences of the Syriac Menander Introduction, Text and Translation, and Commentary |
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| Author:
| Monaco, David Gregory |
| Series title: | Gorgias Studies in Classical and Late Antiquity Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4632-3475-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2013 |
| Publisher: | Gorgias Press, LLC
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $119.20 |
Book Description:
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The Sentences of the Syriac Menander appears in two Syriac manuscripts in the British Library, a full version in one codex, and a far shorter version, only a small fraction thereof, in another. This book presents a commentary on the text in its complete version focusing on parallels from both Jewish tradition and the Greco-Roman world, showing that the text is not, as it claims, the work of the Greek author Menander, but rather a work of Jewish Wisdom Literature composed in Syriac,...
More DescriptionThe Sentences of the Syriac Menander appears in two Syriac manuscripts in the British Library, a full version in one codex, and a far shorter version, only a small fraction thereof, in another. This book presents a commentary on the text in its complete version focusing on parallels from both Jewish tradition and the Greco-Roman world, showing that the text is not, as it claims, the work of the Greek author Menander, but rather a work of Jewish Wisdom Literature composed in Syriac, possibly in the ancient city of Edessa itself, and preserved within Christian monastic circles.