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Gregory of Tours
Sixth-century Christian author; the Latin Sleepers narrative’s ending names him and John the Syrian in its translation credit.
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A named translation intermediary is evidence, but John’s Syrian identity does not settle Greek or SyriacSyriacA literary form of Aramaic, with an extensive Christian heritage and earlier non-Christian attestations.Glossary · Click to read the explanation source language. We read the Latin opening and ending, not the entire narrative. This route does not establish the same intermediary for the Qur’an. The modern diagram compares witnesses and counts, not the author’s appearance. [7] [8]
References and notes
- Latin opening, ending and translation credit; middle pages unread. Gregory of Tours, Passio sanctorum martyrum septem dormientium apud Ephesum; MGH SS rer.Merov.1,2,pp398,403 Return to the text ↑
- Dating and source-language debate; intermediary identity does not settle language. Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity, E05364; Passio; dating573–587 and source-language discussion Return to the text ↑
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IL Archive, «Gregory of Tours», Edition 2, https://ilarchive.com/en/people/gregory-of-tours