The Book of Governors: The Historia Monastica of Thomas of Marga AD 840

This narrative forms a history of the monasticism and asceticism of the Church of the East in the countries east of the Tigris. It is a valuable supplement to this history, as it is a period of existence in which little is known. CONTENTS THE BOOK OF GOVERNORS LIST OF CHAPTERS BOOK I. BOOK II. BOOK III. METRICAL HOMILY ON MÂRAN-ἉMMEH BOOK IV. BOOK V. BOOK VI. LIST OF BIBLE PASSAGES QUOTED ENGLISH INDEX