Missionary Stories and the Formation of the Syriac Churches
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19993129 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent, Jeanne‐Nicole Mellon Saint‐Laurent (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Pages | 232 |
| Publication date | 2015-06-19 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Missionary Stories and the Formation of the Syriac Churches (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | University of California Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1525/california/9780520284968.001.0001 |
| OpenAlex | W4302043055 |
| ISBN | 9780520284968 |
| Open Library | OL27516706M |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
This book analyzes the hagiographic traditions of six missionary saints in the Syriac tradition: Thomas, Addai, Mari, Simeon of Beth Arsham, Jacob Baradaeus, and Ahoudemmeh. Through studying these saints’ lives, we gain an understanding of the development of the East and West Syriac ecclesiastical bodies: the Syrian Orthodox Church and the Church of the East. The lives of the missionaries encapsulate the concerns of the communities that wrote them
Ancient history · Art · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Classics · Historical and Linguistic Studies · History · biography · Christian hagiography · History and criticism · Middle east · Missionaries · Missions · Saints · Syriac Christian saints
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| Citations per year | 1.6 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2023 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |