It takes the average reader 3 hours and 53 minutes to read Missionary Stories and the Formation of the Syriac Churches by Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent
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Missionary Stories and the Formation of the Syriac Churches analyzes the hagiographic traditions of seven missionary saints in the Syriac heritage during late antiquity: Thomas, Addai, Mari, John of Ephesus, Simeon of Beth Arsham, Jacob Baradaeus, and Ahudemmeh. Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent studies a body of legends about the missionaries’ voyages in the Syrian Orient to illustrate their shared symbols and motifs. Revealing how these texts encapsulated the concerns of the communities that produced them, she draws attention to the role of hagiography as a malleable genre that was...
Missionary Stories and the Formation of the Syriac Churches by Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent is 232 pages long, and a total of 58,464 words.
This makes it 78% the length of the average book. It also has 71% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 19 minutes to read Missionary Stories and the Formation of the Syriac Churches aloud.
Missionary Stories and the Formation of the Syriac Churches is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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