The Life of Sallara and his Mother Elishbah
East Syrian Christianity in Northern Mesopotamia from Late Antiquity to Early Islam
Andrew Palmer author Robert Hoyland author Simon Brelaud author Charlotte Labedan-Kodaş author Alexandre Varela author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Gorgias Press
Published:31st Mar '25
Should be back in stock very soon
The first ever edition and translation of a biography of Sallara and his mother Elishbah, exploring both its local context – their asceticism and deeds in North Mesopotamia in the early 7th century – and the geopolitical events underway in the Middle East: war between Persia and Byzantium, and the rise of Islam in the region.
ISBN: 9781463248024
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Weight: unknown
250 pages
Bilingual edition