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The History of the ‘Slave of Christ’

From Jewish Child to Christian Martyr

Aaron Butts author Simcha Gross author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Gorgias Press

Published:26th Jan '17

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The first critical editions and English translations of the two Syriac recensions of a fascinating text which narrates the story of a young Jewish child, Asher. After converting to Christianity and taking the name ʿAḇdā da-Mšiḥā (‘slave of Christ’), he is martyred by his father. In a detailed introduction, Butts and Gross challenge the use of this text by previous scholars as evidence for historical interactions between Jews and Christians, reevaluating its purpose and situating the story in its Late Antique Babylonian context.

ISBN: 9781463205737

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269 pages