Adam / Jingjing | |
|---|---|
ܐܕܡ / 景淨 | |
&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Adam_in_Syriac_alphabet,_Hebrew_and_Written_Hebrew.jpg) "Adam" in Syriac in the Xian Nestorian Stele, in Hebrew and in Written Hebrew (reads from right to left) | |
| Personal | |
| Born | 750/751 CE China |
| Died | unknown, but after 781 CE China |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Flourished | 8th century CE |
| School | Nestorianism |
| Occupation | Deacon |
Adam (Syriac: ܐܕܡ Adam), also known by his Chinese name Jingjing (Chinese: 景淨; pinyin: Jǐngjìng; Wade–Giles: Ching3-ching4), was an 8th-century Syriac Christian monk and scholar in China. He composed the text on the Nestorian Stele, which described the history of the Church of the East in China from 635 to 781.[1] Many scholars believe he is also the author of the later Jingjiao Documents.[2]
- ^ Toshikazu S. Foley (July 2008). "Translating Biblical Texts into Chinese: The Pioneer Venture of the Nestorian Missionaries" (PDF). Technical Papers for the Bible Translator. 59 (3): 113–121. doi:10.1177/026009350805900301. S2CID 163841626.
- ^ Malek, Roman; Hofrichter, Peter (2006). 景教: The Church of the East in China and Central Asia. Institut Monumenta Serica. p. 93. ISBN 978-3-8050-0534-0.