Download or read book The Books of Samuel in the Syriac Version of Jacob of Edessa written by Alison Salvesen and published by BRILL. This book was released on 1999 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jacob of Edessa's version of the Books of Samuel was an attempt to "marry" the traditional Syriac and Greek biblical texts and their interpretations. It gives a glimpse into attitudes to Scripture among Syrian Christians in the Early Islamic period.