Nersēs of Lambron: Commentary on the Dormition of Saint John
Armenian Text and Annotated Translation
Nersēs of Lambron: Commentary on the Dormition of Saint John
Armenian Text and Annotated Translation
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No other medieval commentary on the death of John the Evangelist, as described in the apocryphal Acts of John, is known. Nersēs of Lambron [1153-1198] used the text as a basis for spiritual reflection and an exposition of Armenian theological tradition.
Robert Thomson was Professor of Armenian Studies at Harvard University and later Oxford. He also served as Director of Dumbarton Oaks 1984-1989. He has edited and translated numerous texts in Armenian, Syriac, Georgian and Greek, primarily Histories and Biblical commentaries.
Robert Thomson was Professor of Armenian Studies at Harvard University and later Oxford. He also served as Director of Dumbarton Oaks 1984-1989. He has edited and translated numerous texts in Armenian, Syriac, Georgian and Greek, primarily Histories and Biblical commentaries.