Invitation to Syriac Christianity

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Invitation to Syriac Christianity explores the remarkable history and influence of Syriac Christians, whose faith and writings, rooted in Mesopotamia, spread across Eurasia from Turkey to China. This anthology presents key texts from the second to fourteenth centuries, shedding light on a distinctive branch of Christianity written in Syriac, a dialect of Aramaic, the language of Jesus, and historically the lingua franca of the ancient Middle East.
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Ideal for students, scholars of religion, classics, and ancient history, as well as libraries aiming to expand their collections with pivotal works on Syriac Christianity and its cultural heritage.

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Despite their centrality to the history of Christianity in the East, Syriac Christians have generally been excluded from modern accounts of the faith. Originating from Mesopotamia, Syriac Christians quickly spread across Eurasia, from Turkey to China, developing a distinctive and influential form of Christianity that connected empires.

These early Christians wrote in the language of Syriac, the lingua franca of the late ancient Middle East, and a dialect of Aramaic, the language of Jesus. Collecting key foundational Syriac texts from the second to the fourteenth centuries, this anthology provides unique access to one of the most intriguing, but least known, branches of the Christian tradition.

Invitation to Syriac Christianity offers readers an unparalleled insight into the rich heritage and historical significance of Syriac Christianity, highlighting its influence across diverse cultures and empires.

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Praised as a courageous and essential resource, this volume serves as both a comprehensive introduction to Syriac studies and a valuable teaching tool, recommended for scholars and libraries alike. Reviewers highlight its broad accessibility, the rich selection of foundational texts, and its success in captivating and inviting readers to deeper study of this often-overlooked Christian tradition.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780520299207

Publisher: University of California Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 22 February 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: University of California Press

Illustration: 3 maps, 16 b-w illustrations

Contributors:

Edited by Scott Fitzgerald Johnson
Edited by Charles M. Stang
Edited by Michael Philip Penn
Edited by Christine Shepardson
Edited by Scott Fitzgerald Johnson

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 30.0mm

Width: 178.0mm

Height: 254.0mm

Weight: 771g

Pages: 462

Collections

Ancient & Classical History History & Archaeology History & Military Middle Eastern History Non-Fiction Religion & Spirituality

About the Author

Michael Philip Penn is Teresa Hihn Moore Professor of Religious Studies at Stanford University. He is author of When Christians First Met Muslims: A Sourcebook of the Earliest Syriac Writings on Islam, Envisioning Islam: Syriac Christians in the Early Muslim World, and Kissing Christians: Ritual and Community in the Late Ancient Church.

Scott Fitzgerald Johnson is Joseph F. Paxton Presidential Associate Professor and Chair of Classics and Letters at the University of Oklahoma. He was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2018. He is author of Literary Territories: Cartographical Thinking in Late Antiquity andThe Life and Miracles of Thekla: A Literary Study and editor of The Oxford Handbook of Late Antiquity, among other volumes.

Christine Shepardson is Lindsay Young Professor and Department Head of Religious Studies at the University of Tennessee. She is author of Anti-Judaism and Christian Orthodoxy: Ephrem’s Hymns in Fourth-Century Syria and Controlling Contested Places: Late Antique Antioch and the Spatial Politics of Religious Controversy and coeditor of Dealing with Difference: Christian Patterns of Response to Religious Rivalry in Late Antiquity and Beyond.

Charles M. Stang is Professor of Early Christian Thought and Director of the Center for the Study of World Religions at Harvard Divinity School. He is author of Our Divine Double and Apophasis and Pseudonymity in Dionysius the Areopagite: “No Longer I.”