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During 1873 and 1874, George Smith took part in excavations at the Assyrian site of Nineveh. In this book, he gives an account, with illustrations, of the excavations.Author: George SmithPublisher:...

Originally delivered as one of the St. Margaret's Lectures for 1904, the contents of this booklet are focused on aspects of the Syriac-speaking Church. Extracted from Burkitt's book Early Eastern...

This comprehensive study offers a critical, comparative analysis of the sources available on Bardaisan and a reinterpretation of his thought. In this connection, special attention is paid to many...

In Bible Places, H. B. Tristram aimed to provide a brief yet very informative description of every Holy Land site mentioned in the Bible. Tristram intended this book for a popular audience,...

Bila Keyf Doctrine : A Founding Principle in the Islamic Cultural Tradition as a Theological PositionAuthor: Bayram ?narPublisher: GORGIAS PRESSPublication Date: May 13, 2024Number of Pages: NA...

The five appearances of bishop lists in the early church mark the principal points at which apostolic succession of bishops emerged and developed into a crucial and well defined doctrine. Walter...

"Blessed is He who has brought Adam from Sheol" Christ's descent to the dead in the Theology of Saint Ephrem the Syrian is an examination of the theological use of the doctrine of Christ's descent to...

This book is a reproduction of Philoxenos Dolabani's handwritten catalogue of the Syriac, Karshuni, and Arabic manuscripts located in St. Mark's Syrian Orthodox Monastery in Jerusalem, one of the...

This book explores the somatic hymns - M?lkə' - addressed to saints in the Ethiopian and Eritrean Churches, their origin and development, and transmission and use in the present day. This vast...

Central Sanctuary and Centralization of Worship in Ancient IsraelAuthor: Pekka PitkdnenPublisher: Gorgias PressPublication Date: Apr 15, 2003Number of Pages: 396 pagesBinding: Paperback or...

Paul Bedjan produced this catechism to advance the knowledge of Catholicism among Aramaic-speaking Christians of the Middle East. The book is written in Modern Aramaic, in the dialect of Urmia. The...

Christian and Muslim Dialogues examines the history of interreligious discourse between Christians and Muslims in the Middle East from the pre-Islamic period until the eve of the Crusades. Linked by...

Based on lectures delivered in Chichester Cathedral, this book mirrors typical nineteenth century English attitudes toward the non-European space. This needed Christianity and European political...

In the 17th century, only the most intrepid and passionate travellers ventured into the faraway lands of the Ottoman Empire. Their narratives provide a valuable but also entertaining testimony on the...

Male circumcision is one of the oldest and most widespread rituals, it has been practiced for millennia across many parts of the world. Yet this prevalence and long history do not make circumcision...

This volume collects together for the first time the most influential papers of the late leading New Testament textual critic, J. Neville Birdsall.Author: J. Neville BirdsallPublisher: Gorgias...

The Commentary of Theodore of Mopsuestia on the Lord's Prayer and on the Sacraments of Baptism and the Eucharist is an important witness to the development of Christianity. Theodore (c. 350-428) was...

The Commentary of Theodore of Mopsuestia on the Nicene Creed is an important document of an instrumental age in the development of Christianity. Theodore (c. 350-428) was clearly the most important...

In Common Grounds without Foundations, David Kratz Mathies offers an alternative, fallibilist model of moral reasoning rooted in the American Pragmatic tradition. Additional resources drawn from...

What strategies can be applied in producing an alternative version of Scripture that is complementary to the existing translation(s) and acceptable to the target audience? This book answers this...

This new edition provides the text of the Old Syriac, Peshitta and Harklean texts of the Syriac New Testament, drawn from the best sources and carefully aligned so that their inter-relationship can...

This new edition provides the text of the Old Syriac, Peshitta and Harklean texts of the Syriac New Testament, drawn from the best sources and carefully aligned so that their inter-relationship can...

This new edition provides the text of the Old Syriac, Peshitta and Harklean texts of the Syriac New Testament, drawn from the best sources and carefully aligned so that their inter-relationship can...

This new edition provides the text of the Old Syriac, Peshitta and Harklean texts of the Syriac New Testament, drawn from the best sources and carefully aligned so that their inter-relationship can...

The Hebrew Bible discusses difficult and often ineffable subjects such as life, God, heaven and earth and frequently relies upon metaphor to do so. This volume of collected essays offers a new...

This volume presents a systematic and detailed elaboration of the halakhic (legal) decisions written by five of the most important authors who wrote responsa concerning conversos between the years...

This book examines the Old Testament language about Israel's relationship with God in the light of Assyrian royal propaganda. Unpacking this language's meaning in both Assyrian and biblical contexts,...

This volume focuses on the activity and structure of the Church of the East under its leader Patriarch Timothy I, whose 99 Canons are also published in translation.Author: Hieronymus...

The main Neo-Aramaic-English dictionary for the dialects spoken by the "Eastern Syrians [Assyrians & Chaldeans]," including illustrations from the dialects of the Jews of Zakhu and Azerbaijan, and of...

Sebastian Euringer publishes here a German translation of the Ethiopic text of a grand poem dedicated to the Virgin Mary from the "monophysite" tradition. Euringer accompanies the translation with an...