Select Narratives of Holy Women: Syriac Text
Narratives from the Sinai palimpsest recount the lives of holy women, including Eugenia, Irene and Euphemia. Agnes Smith Lewis’s English translation accompanies the Syriac source volume.
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English edition · 1900
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Key themes
- Women in early Christianity
- Syriac hagiography
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The principal text is Syriac, rather than an English translation.
