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The Story of Mar Pinhas

Edited and Translated by Adam Carter McCollum
This volume contains the Syriac Life of Mar Pinhas, a purported martyr under the Sasanian Empire. This edition contains the Syriac text (first published in 1894 by Paul Bedjan), an English translation, explanatory annotations, and Addai Scher's Arabic version of the story.
Publisher: Gorgias Press LLC
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SKU (ISBN): 978-1-4632-0217-0
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Publication Status: In Print
Publication Date: Mar 21,2013
Interior Color: Black
Trim Size: 6 x 9
Page Count: 62
Languages: Arabic
ISBN: 978-1-4632-0217-0
$32.00 (USD)
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This volume contains the Syriac Life of Mar Pinhas, a purported martyr under the Sasanian Empire. The Life describes Pinhas's martyrdom while also accounting for his relics. The Syriac text was first published in 1894 by Paul Bedjan, and is provided here with an English translation for the first time, accompanied by explanatory annotations as well as Addai Scher's Arabic version of the story.

This volume contains the Syriac Life of Mar Pinhas, a purported martyr under the Sasanian Empire. The Life describes Pinhas's martyrdom while also accounting for his relics. The Syriac text was first published in 1894 by Paul Bedjan, and is provided here with an English translation for the first time, accompanied by explanatory annotations as well as Addai Scher's Arabic version of the story.

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