The Nestorian Monument of Hsi-an Fu in Shen-Hsi, China (Analecta Gorgiana, #70)

by James Legge

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The "Nestorian Monument" or "Nestorian Stele" is a fascinating attestation of the work of Syriac-speaking missionaries in sixth-century China. Commemorating the diffusion of Christianity in China from 635-781, the inscription was erected in the latter year as a public monument. The inscription in Chinese, supplemented with some Syriac, provides a brief outline of Christian doctrine and provides an account of how Christianity came to China. This book offers an English translation of the monument along with the original language text.
  • ISBN10 1463215754
  • ISBN13 9781463215750
  • Publish Date 5 January 2011
  • Publish Status Active
  • Imprint Gorgias Press