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title : Holy Women of the Syrian Orient Transformation of the
Classical Heritage ; 13
author : Brock, Sebastian P.
publisher : University of California Press
isbn10 | asin : 0520213661
print isbn13 : 9780520213661
ebook isbn13 : 9780585165424
language : English
subject Christian saints--Middle East--Biography--Early works to
1800, Women in Christianity--History--Early church, ca. 30-
600--Early works to 1800, Syriac Christians--Middle East--
Biography--Early works to 1800.
publication date : 1998
lcc : BR1713.H625 1998eb
ddc : 275.6/02/088042
subject : Christian saints--Middle East--Biography--Early works to
1800, Women in Christianity--History--Early church, ca. 30-
600--Early works to 1800, Syriac Christians--Middle East--
Biography--Early works to 1800.
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The Transformation of the Classical Heritage
Peter Brown, General Editor
X Procopius and the Sixth Century, by Averil Cameron
XI Guardians of Language: The Grammarian and Society in Late Antiquity, by Robert A. Kaster
XII Civic Coins and Civic Politics in the Roman East, A.D. 180275, by Kenneth Harl
XIII Holy Women of the Syrian Orient, introduced and translated by Sebastian P. Brock and Susan Ashbrook Harvey
XIV Gregory the Great: Perfection in Imperfection, by Carole Straw
XV Apex Omnium: Religion in the Res gestae of Ammianus, by R. L. Rike
XVI Dioscorus of Aphrodito: His Work and His World, by Leslie S. B. MacCoull
XVII On Roman Time: The Codex-Calendar of 354 and the Rhythms of Urban Life in Late Antiquity, by Michele
Renee Salzman
XVIII Asceticism and Society in Crisis: John of Ephesus and The Lives of the Eastern Saints, by Susan Ashbrook
Harvey
XIX Barbarians and Politics at the Court of Arcadius, by Alan Cameron and Jacqueline Long, with a contribution
by Lee Sherry
XX Basil of Caesarea, by Philip Rousseau
XXI In Praise of Later Roman Emperors: The Panegyrici Latini, introduction, translation, and historical commentary
by C. E. V. Nixon and Barbara Saylor Rodgers
XXII Ambrose of Milan: Church and Court in a Christian Capital, by Neil B. McLynn
XXIII Public Disputation, Power, and Social Order in Late Antiquity, by Richard Lim
XXIV The Making of a Heretic: Gender, Authority, and the Priscillianist Controversy, by Virginia Burrus
XXV Symeon the Holy Fool: Leontius's Life and the Late Antique City, by Derek Krueger
XXVI The Shadows of Poetry: Vergil in the Mind of Augustine, by Sabine MacCormack
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Holy Women of the Syrian Orient
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The Resurrection appearance of Christ to the holy women (Matthew 28:9). From a Syriac Gospel
Lectionary manuscript of the thirteenth century. British Library, Add. 7170, f.160r.
Reproduced by permission of the Trustees of the British Library.
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Holy Women of the Syrian Orient
Introduced and Translated by Sebastian P. Brock and Susan Ashbrook Harvey
Updated Edition
With a New Preface
University of California Press
Berkeley Los Angeles London
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University of California Press Berkeley and Los Angeles, California
University of California Press, Ltd. London, England
First Paperback Printing 1998
© 1987 by The Regents of the University of California
Printed in the United States of America
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Holy women of the Syrian Orient.
(The Transformation of the classical heritage; 13)
Bibliography: p.
Includes index.
Contents: Mary, the niece of Abraham of Qidun
Pelagia, of Antioch Persian martyrs [etc.]
1. Christian saints Near East Biography Early
works to 1800. 2. Women in Christianity History
Early church, ca. 30600 Early works to 1800.
3. Syriac Christians Near East Biography Early
works to 1800. I. Brock, Sebastian P. II. Harvey,
Susan Ashbrook. III. Series.
BR 1713.H625 1987 275.6'01'088042 [B] 8611313
ISBN 0-520-21366-1 (pbk : alk. paper)
The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information
SciencesPermanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984.
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For Helen and Jim
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Contents
Note on the Translations and Acknowledgments ix
Abbreviations xi
Map xii
Preface to the Paperback Edition xiii
Updated Bibliography on Women in Syriac Christianity xviii
Introduction 1
1 · Mary, the Niece of Abraham of Qidun 27
27
Introduction,
29
Mary,
2 · Pelagia of Antioch 40
40
Introduction,
41
Pelagia,
3 · Persian Martyrs 63
63
Introduction,
67
A. Martha,
73
B. Tarbo,
77
C. Martyrs of Karka d-Beth Slokh (Kirkuk),
77
D. History of Karka d-Beth Slokh,
78
E. Thekla and Companions,
82
F. Anahid,
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4 · Women Martyrs of Najran 100
100
Introduction,
105
A. From Simeon of Beth Arsham's Second Letter,
115
B. From the Book of the Himyarites,
5 · From the Lives of the Eastern Saints, by John of Ephesus 122
122
Introduction,
124
A. Mary and Euphemia,
133
B. Susan.
6 · Anastasia 142
142
Introduction,
143
Anastasia,
7 · Febronia 150
150
Introduction,
152
Febronia,
8 · Shirin 177
177
Introduction,
178
Shirin,
Bibliography and Sources 183
Index of Names 195
