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''The Life of Saint Mary the Harlot'' (c. 370) is a hagiography which can be found in Book 1 of Rosweyde's ''Vitae Patrum''. ==Authorship== The work is an extract from the work The Life of Abraham. The earliest Syriac manuscript to contain it (fifth or sixth century) leaves the authorship anonymous. The Life of Saint Mary the Harlot is later attributed to Ephraem, deacon of Edessa and was likely written towards the end of his life,〔Hellen Waddell, Introduction to the Life of St. Mary the Harlot, in ''The Desert Fathers'' (London: Constable and Company, Ltd., 1936), 285-287〕 though there have been claims against Ephrem's authorship. Certain parallels have been noticed between Ephraem and Abraham, the uncle of St. Mary, notably that both were hermits who gave up their hermitage for work in the world only to return just before their deaths. The character of Abraham may be a semi-autobiographical representation of Ephraem, or Ephraem was motivated by their personal similarities to record the story. Ephraem writes that he is recounting the story in response to the unanimous request of his brethren, though this practice of claiming that one has been compelled to write is a common convention among ascetic authors as an expression of humility. The translator of the text from Syriac into Greek and Latin is unknown. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Life of Saint Mary the Harlot」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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