Apocrypha Arabica
Description
Apocrypha Arabica is a book by Margaret Dunlop Gibson, first published in 1901. The text is a transcription and translation of an Arabic Christian manuscript discovered by Gibson in 1893.
It includes a little-known apocryphal text, The Book of the Rolls, a retelling of early Biblical events, and stories of Aphikia, a virtuous woman from the time of King Solomon. The printed edition also contained a third text, Cyprian and Justa, in Greek and Arabic versions, though these are not included here.
Both Gibson and her sister Agnes Smith Lewis were distinguished scholars of Arabic, Christian Palestinian Aramaic, and Syriac, and between them mastered more than twelve languages, contributing significantly to the study of early Christian and Near Eastern texts.
- Formats
- PDF, EPUB, AZW3
- Page Count (PDF)
- 35
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