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The Good Thief on the Cross - ܓܝܣܐ ܕܡܢ ܝܡܝܢܐ

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The Good Thief on the Cross is a name given in the Gospel of Luke to the thief who was crucified, according to tradition, at the right hand of Christ. In Luke's account the thief repents and is promised entrance into paradise. This thief and his literary foil (the unrepentant thief at Christ's left) were fruitful inspiration for many Syriac authors and poets.1

Names

  • ܓܝܣܐ ܕܡܢ ܝܡܝܢܐ1
  • The Good Thief on the Cross
  • ܓܝܣܐ1
  • Gayasa
  • Gayāsā1
  • Gayāsā d-men yamina
  • Larron1
  • larron1
  • Larron (bon)1
  • Penitent Thief
  • The Good Thief
  • Thief at the Right Hand (of Christ)

Notes

The Good Thief on the Cross is a name given in the Gospel of Luke to the thief who was crucified, according to tradition, at the right hand of Christ. In Luke's account the thief repents and is promised entrance into paradise. This thief and his literary foil (the unrepentant thief at Christ's left) were fruitful inspiration for many Syriac authors and poets.1
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  • 1 Ugo Zanetti and Claude Detienne, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca, entry: 481, 1121, 1202, 1081, 1082, 1324, 1877, 1794, 1810, 749.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.

How to Cite This Entry

Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al., “The Good Thief on the Cross — ܓܝܣܐ ܕܡܢ ܝܡܝܢܐ ” last modified August 17, 2016, http://syriaca.org/person/1851.

Bibliography:

Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al., “The Good Thief on the Cross — ܓܝܣܐ ܕܡܢ ܝܡܝܢܐ .”, edited by Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent and David A. Michelson. Vol. 1 of Gateway to the Syriac Saints, edited by Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al.. Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2016. Entry published August 17, 2016. http://syriaca.org/person/1851.

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Entry Title: The Good Thief on the Cross — ܓܝܣܐ ܕܡܢ ܝܡܝܢܐ

Additional Credit:

  • Editing, proofreading, data entry and revision by Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent
  • Data architecture and encoding by David A. Michelson
  • Editing, Syriac data conversion, data entry, and reconciling by Adam P. Kane
  • Editing and Syriac data proofreading by Aram Bar Schabo
  • Entries adapted from the work of Jean Maurice Fiey
  • Entries adapted from the work of Ugo Zanetti
  • Entries adapted from the work of Claude Detienne

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