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"New Light from the East": Chronography and Ecclesiastical History through a Late Seventh-Century Armenian Source

Tim Greenwood · 2008

Catalogue summary

Greenwood analyzes a late seventh-century Armenian chronicle translated from otherwise unknown Greek works, using it to recover traditions of chronology and ecclesiastical history.

Why this matters

The article demonstrates how an Armenian translation can preserve lost evidence and reshape study of the wider Christian Mediterranean.

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Published in
Journal of early Christian studies
Year
2008
Language
English
DOI
10.1353/earl.0.0018

Citation

Tim Greenwood 2008. "New Light from the East": Chronography and Ecclesiastical History through a Late Seventh-Century Armenian Source. Journal of early Christian studies. https://doi.org/10.1353/earl.0.0018

Topics

Armenian historyReligion and church historyLanguage, literature, and translation

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