The History of Mar Behnam and Sarah: Martyrdom and Monasticism in Medieval Iraq: 7 (Persian Martyr Acts in Syriac: Text and Translation)

The History of Mar Behnam and Sarah tells the story of two siblings who convert to Christianity under the tutelage of Mar Mattai a monastic leader and wonderworker from the Roman Empire. In this volume Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent and Kyle Smith provide the first critical edition and English translation of this fascinating martyrdom narrative.