12-30-2013, 03:04 AM
Here is a book written earlier by Mr Justin Perkins himself: "A residence of eight years in Persia, among the Nestorian Christians, with notices of the Muhammedans" 1843, see <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=WIdTAAAAYAAJ">http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=WIdTAAAAYAAJ</a><!-- m -->
A recommended reading for western Christians trying to understand what was known in the west about the region in the 19th century. Reading the book I was very positively struck by the Instructions Mr Perkins has received (and quoted) for his missionary journey (and found many interesting facts as well).
Mr Perkins and/or Dr Grant has brought manuscripts from Oormiah (Urumia) region, which served as the basis for the American Bible Society publication of a "Syriac Bible" (see ABS reps notes to point C in the Gwilliam's list of Peshitto manuscripts in <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.archive.org/stream/studiabiblicaess03univ#page/50/mode/1up">http://www.archive.org/stream/studiabib ... 0/mode/1up</a><!-- m --> , page 56).
Jerzy
A recommended reading for western Christians trying to understand what was known in the west about the region in the 19th century. Reading the book I was very positively struck by the Instructions Mr Perkins has received (and quoted) for his missionary journey (and found many interesting facts as well).
Mr Perkins and/or Dr Grant has brought manuscripts from Oormiah (Urumia) region, which served as the basis for the American Bible Society publication of a "Syriac Bible" (see ABS reps notes to point C in the Gwilliam's list of Peshitto manuscripts in <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.archive.org/stream/studiabiblicaess03univ#page/50/mode/1up">http://www.archive.org/stream/studiabib ... 0/mode/1up</a><!-- m --> , page 56).
Jerzy