Orientalism, Aramaic, and Kabbalah in the Catholic Reformation: The First Printing of the Syriac New Testament

Focusing upon the circumstances of the production of the editio princeps of the "Syriac New Testament" in 1555 and establishing a history of that edition, this book offers a different account of the origin of Syriac studies in Europe.

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Main Author: Wilkinson, Robert J. 1955- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Boston BRILL 2007
In:Year: 2007
Reviews:Orientalism, Aramaic and Kabbalah in the Catholic Reformation. The First Printing of the Syriac New Testament (2009) (Juckel, Andreas)
Edition:1st ed.
Series/Journal:Studies in the History of Christian Traditions Ser. v.137
Further subjects:B Counter-Reformation
B Bible. N.T Syriac History
B Bible ; N.T ; Syriac ; History
B Electronic books
B Cabala
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Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: 9789004162501
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Summary:Focusing upon the circumstances of the production of the editio princeps of the "Syriac New Testament" in 1555 and establishing a history of that edition, this book offers a different account of the origin of Syriac studies in Europe.
List of Plates -- Introduction -- First Beginnings: Teseo Ambrogio and the Maronite Delegation to the Fifth Lateran Council -- First Beginnings: Egidio da Viterbo and the Kabbalistic Context of Syriac Studies at the Time of the Fifth Lateran Council -- The Scholars of the editio princeps: Moses and Masius -- The Scholars of the editio princeps: Postel -- The Scholars of the editio princeps: Widmanstetter -- The editio princeps -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
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ISBN:904742252X