The Epistle of the Patriarch of Alexandria Mark III to the Abbot George of Damietta. Edition of the Arabic Text, Russian Translation, Introductory Article and Comments
https://doi.org/10.31802/BCA.2021.9.1.002
Abstract
The article makes accessible an important document from the Orthodox Christian tradition in Arabic: the epistle of the Orthodox patriarch Mark III of Alexandria (r. ca. 1180 — ca. 1209) to his spiritual son George, the abbot of the monastery of St. Jeremiah near Damietta. This document addresses a series of questions connected to the liturgical practices characteristic of the patriarchate of Alexandria in that period. The article includes an analytical introduction, an edition of the Arabic text, and a Russian translation.
About the Author
Priest A. Treiger
Dalhousie University
Canada
Canada
Priest Alexander S. Treiger, PhD in Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations Professor in the Department of Classics with Religious Studies
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For citations:
Treiger P. The Epistle of the Patriarch of Alexandria Mark III to the Abbot George of Damietta. Edition of the Arabic Text, Russian Translation, Introductory Article and Comments. Bible and Christian Antiquity. 2021;(1):26-69. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31802/BCA.2021.9.1.002
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