Three Articles by Alphonse Mingana

Alphonse Mingana (1878-1937), a former Chaldean priest, was one of the great Syriac and Arabic scholars of the early 20th century. His passion for collecting Syriac and Arabic manuscripts resulted in the establishment of the "Mingana Collection" at Selly Oak Colleges in Birmingham, England. During his life, he published over eighty articles and books, many of which are based on his manuscript finds. This volume reproduces three of his articles: 1. The Early Spread of Christianity in Central Asia and the Far East:A New Document; 2. A Charter of Protection Granted to the Nestorian Church in A.D. 1138,by Muktafi II, Caliph of Baghdad; 3. The Early Spread of Christianity in India