Orientalism, Aramaic and Kabbalah in the Catholic Reformation : the first printing of the Syriac New Testament /
by Robert J. Wilkinson.
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007.
- 1 online resource (xvi, 224 pages, plates) : illustrations.
- Studies in the history of Christian traditions ; v. 137 .
- Studies in the history of Christian traditions ; v. 137. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
First beginnings : Teseo Ambrogio and the Maronite -- Delegation to the fifth Lateran Council -- First beginnings : Egidio da Viterbo and the Kabbalistic context of Syriac studies at the time of the fifth Lateran Council -- The scholars of the editio princeps : Moses and Masius -- The scholars of the ditio princeps : Postel -- The scholars of the editio princeps : Widmanstetter -- The editio princeps.
Focusing upon the circumstances of the production of the editio princeps of the "Syriac New Testament" in 1555 and establishing a history of that edition, this book offers a different account of the origin of Syriac studies in Europe.
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Widmannstetter, Johann Albrecht, 1506-1557. Widmannstetter, Johann Albrecht.