About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 33. Chapters: 7th-century biblical manuscripts, Apocalypse of Pseudo-Ephraem, Libellus responsionum, Book of Durrow, Muratorian fragment, Codex Usserianus Primus, Ecthesis, Jesus Sutras, Codex Tischendorfianus I, Cathach of St. Columba, British Library, Add. 14448, Papyrus 74, Uncial 098, Uncial 0259, Gospel Book Fragment, Uncial 0102, Uncial 0107, Uncial 0262, Uncial 0108, Uncial 099, Uncial 0209, Uncial 097, Papyrus 31, Papyrus 11, British Library, Add. 12137, Fragment on the Arab Conquests, Uncial 0281, Uncial 0103, Uncial 0289, Uncial 0100, Ashburnham Pentateuch, Papyrus 79, Uncial 0167, Codex Ambrosianus, Uncial 0111, Uncial 0210, Uncial 0291, British Library, Add. 14457, Papyrus 34, Uncial 0211, Uncial 0109, British Library, Add. 14449, Papyrus 42, Uncial 096, Papyrus 68, Uncial 0275, Papyrus 61, Uncial 0200, Papyrus 59, Papyrus 73, Uncial 0239, Uncial 0204, Uncial 0277, British Library, Add. 14454, Uncial 0183, Uncial 0303, Papyrus 60, Uncial 0144, Codex Vindobonensis Lat. 502, Uncial 0317, Uncial 0268, Uncial 0157, Durham Gospels, Uncial 0145, Uncial 0316, Homily on the Child Saints of Babylon, Codex Carinthianus. Excerpt: Apocalypse of Pseudo-Ephraem is a 7th century Syrian tract which provides a glimpse into the events that took place during its time in the Middle-East. A people shall rise up from the desert, the offspring of Hagar, handmaid of Sarah, who hold to the covenant (qyama) of Abraham, the husband of Sarah and Hagar. They are awakened to come in the name of the Ram (dekra), the messenger (izgada) of the Son of Perdition. And there will be a sign in the sky as says our Lord in his Gospel (Matthew xxiv.30). . . . The plunderers (shabbaye) will spread over the earth, in the valleys and on mountain tops, and they will enslave women, children and men, old and young. . . . (much emotive description of killing, looti...
