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The history of the "Slave of Christ": from Jewish child to Christian martyr
In: Persian martyr acts in Syriac 6
"The History of the 'Slave of Christ' : From Jewish Child to Christian Martyr offers the first critical editions and English translations of the two Syriac recensions of this fascinating text, which narrates the story of a young Jewish child, Asher, who after converting to Christianity and taking the name ʻAbda da-Miḥa ('slave of Christ') is martyred by his father Levi in a scene reminiscent of Abraham's offering of Isaac in Genesis 22. In a detailed introduction, the authors argue that the text is a fictional story composed during the early Islamic period (ca. 650-850) probably in Shigar (modern Sinjār). Building upon methodology from the study of Western Christian and Jewish texts, they further contend that the story's author constructs an imagined Jew based on the Hebrew Bible, thereby challenging the way that previous scholars have used this text as straightforward evidence for historical interactions between Jews and Christians in Babylonia at this time. This ultimately allows the authors to reevaluate the purpose of the text and to situate it in its Late Antique Babylonian context"--
Pax Christiana et Pax Islamica: iz istorii mežkonfessional'nych svjazej na srednevekovom Bližnem Vostoke
In: Orientalia et classica 45
Private hospital health care delivery in Sri Lanka: some issues on equity, fairness, and regulation
In: Research studies
In: working paper series / Institute of Policy Studies 18
Incentivizing foreign investment in Sri Lanka and the role of tax incentives
In: Research studies
In: working paper series / Institute of Policy Studies no. 17
Fostering innovation to fast-forward growth in Sri Lanka
In: Research studies
In: working paper series / Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka no. 16
Distrika atua Śrī Laṅkāvai janagahanya: jana hā nivāsa saṅgaṇanaya, 2011, gaṇan gunimai adiyara 2012 Pebaravāri-Mārtru = Māvaṭṭa rītiyāṉa Ilaṅkaiyiṉ caṉattokai : kuṭicaṉa vīṭṭuvacatikaḷ tokaimatippu, 2011, kaṉakkeṭukkum kaṭṭam Pepravari-Mārc 2012 = Population of Sri Lanka by district : census of pop...
In: Mulika prakāśanaya (yāvakalika) 1 = Ārampa aṟikkai (taṟkālikamāṉatu) 1 = Preliminary report (provisional) 1
Jana hā nivāsa saṅgaṇanaya, 2011, gaṇan gunimai adiyara Pebaravāri-Mārtru 2012: janagahanaya piḷibhañda mūlika noratṛrâ distrikka hā prādēsīya lekaṃ koṭaṭhāsa anūva = Kuṭicaṉa vīṭṭuvacatikaḷ tokaimatippu, 2011, kaṉakkeṭukkum kaṭṭam Pepravari-Mārc 2012 : aṭippaṭaic caṉattokait takavalkaḷ māvaṭṭaṅkaḷ ...
In: Mūlika vārtāva (yāvakalika) 2 = Ārampa aṟikkai (taṟkālikamāṉatu) ; 2 = Preliminary report (provisional) ; 2
Making peace-keeping peace: a study on community conflict management in Puttalam
In: Working paper series no. 17-2009
The estate workers' dilemma: tensions and changes in the tea and rubber plantations in Sri Lanka
In: Study seies no. 4
Consumption poverty in Sri Lanka: 1985 - 2002; an updated analysis of household survey data
In: Working paper series No. 14-2007
Population ageing, policy responses and options to extend retirement coverage: case study of Sri Lanka
In: Research studies - demographic transition and pension series 7
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