The History of the Holy Mar Ma‘in : : With a Guide to the Persian Martyr Acts / / Sebastian P. Brock.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Gorgias Press Backlist eBook-Package 2001-2013
• VerfasserIn: Brock, Sebastian P.,
• Place / Publishing House: Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2009]; ©2009
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Language: English
• Series: Persian Martyr Acts in Syriac: Text and Translation ; 1
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (133 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Table of Contents --; Preface --; Introduction --; Text and Translation --; Annotation --; Index of names --; Index of biblical references --; Appendix --; Indexes to the Appendix
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781463215361; 9783111024141; 9783110663037
• DOI: 10.31826/9781463215361
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Sebastian P. Brock.

The History of Holy Mar Ma‘in of Sinjar tells the story of a Sasanian general during the time of Shapur II (309-79) who suffered persecution after his conversion to Christianity. In this volume, the first in this new series from Gorgias Press, Sebastian P. Brock provides the first edition ever of the Syriac text of the History of Ma‘in as well as the first full translation of it. This volume also includes a basic guide to the whole corpus of Persian Martyr Acts as well as useful indices to these numerous texts.