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2 unusual facts about Syriac Bible of Paris


Siirt

An illuminated manuscript known as the Syriac Bible of Paris may have originated from the Bishop of Siirt's library, Siirt's Christians would have worshipped in Syriac, a liturgical language related to Arabic still in use by the Chaldean Rite, other Eastern Christians in India, and the Nestorians along the Silk Road as far as China.

Syriac Bible of Paris

The manuscript is assumed to have come from the Episcopal library of Siirt near Lake Van, where it may have been produced.



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