Nerses of Lambron : : commentary on the Dormition of Saint John : Armenian text and annotated translation / / by Robert W. Thomson.
This is the first translation of the twelfth century Armenian commentary on the death of John the Evangelist as found in the Acts of John . The last section of the apocryphal life of the Evangelist became detached from the whole, and circulated widely in the churches of east and west. The Armenian v...
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| Superior document: | Armenian Texts and Studies, Volume 1 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill,, 2017. ©2017 |
| Year of Publication: | 2017 |
| Language: | English Armenian |
| Series: | University of Pennsylvania Armenian texts and studies ;
Volume 1. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (229 pages). |
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| Other title: | Tesutʻiwn kʻnnutʻeamb aghawtʻitsʻ surb awetaranchʻin Yovhanu. |
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| Summary: | This is the first translation of the twelfth century Armenian commentary on the death of John the Evangelist as found in the Acts of John . The last section of the apocryphal life of the Evangelist became detached from the whole, and circulated widely in the churches of east and west. The Armenian version was included in service books, Bibles, and collections of saints’ lives. Yet no medieval commentary on that brief text is known in any other language. Nersēs of Lambron [1153-1198], Archbishop of Tarsus, was a prolific author and an influential player in the ecclesiastical politics of his era. He used this work as a medium for spiritual reflection, and for an exposition of the Armenian tradition as opposed to the theologies of the Greek and Syrian churches. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9004343210 |
| ISSN: | 2405-7045 ; |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | by Robert W. Thomson. |