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Jacob of Sarug's homily on the Apostle Paul's advice to those who prioritise worldly matters, leading to an afterlife remote from God"--

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In this article, the author attempts to put together a biography of al-Ghazzali, the Muslim theologian, based on numerous sources. The aspects of his work as a lawyer and his influence on the Church of Islam are discussed at length.

Nearly three years were spent assembling and editing this volume, which contains the diary of Mar Georgios Dionysios, the former Bishop of Aleppo. The diary covers the years 1943-1981 and offers a fascinating look at the day-to-day life of an important figure in the Syrian Orthodox Church over the course of nearly 40 years.

Philoxenos Yuhanna Dolabani (1885-1969), Metropolitan of Mardin, was an important figure in the Syrian Orthodox church in the twentieth century and a prolific scholar, most of whose works remain unpublished and unknown to Western scholarship. Bishop Gregorios Yohanna Ibrahim has here given us a biography of this key figure.

Following up on his publication of the Divans of Ennabiga, Antara, Tharafa, Zuhair, Alqama, and Imruulqais, Ahlwardt applied himself to the question of the authenticity of these six ancient poets. He begins his investigation with an overview of the question of authenticity of Arabic poetry in general before turning individual attention to each of the six in regard to this question. A brief consideration of the understanding of Arabic poetry, h...

The famous travel document of the geographer and historian Katib Çelebi, or Mustafaben Abd Allah Haji Khalifa (1609-1657), originally written in Turkish is here presented in the Latin translation of Matthew Norberg, a professor at Uppsala University. One of the great Arabic examples of a travel document written during the "Age of Discoveries, " Cihan-numa, or Geographia Orientalis is one of the great historic exemplars of the compilers of trav...

Moslem Women is built around six main chapters, with half devoted to the place and experience of Islamic women and half considering Christian mission to Islamic women and associated themes. The Zwemers acknowledge some of the great women of Islamic history, such as Rabia, the famous early mystic, and Nurah Mahal, wife of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir. They speak in glowing terms about advances in the women's situation in post-Ottoman Turkey. S...

This volume describes the Neo-Aramaic dialect that is spoken descendants of Christian villagers from a district in Southeast Turkey, now largely resident in Russia. This volume is based on fieldwork carried out by the author in Russia, Georgia, and the United States. The volume contains a historical introduction, a grammatical description, transcribed and translated texts, and a glossary with etymological notes.

Western sources have long referred to Theodora as an infamous and salacious courtesan who became Justinian's empress. Syriac sources portray her as a woman of sublime character and decorum, the daughter of a Syriac priest. This historical play outlines her character according to the Syriac tradition. In writing the play, Bishop Gregorius Boulos Behnam portrayed Theodora as a virtuous lady who won the heart of Justinian, who made her his August...

Among the first books to approach the role of the Old Testament priesthood with a critical eye, Baudissin here presents a history of the institution. Dividing the biblical material according to the emerging documentary hypothesis, he first looks at the place of the priesthood in the various divisions of the Bible. A classic in the exploration of the official religious life in biblical Israel, this book classifies and examines separately the va...

This is the most complete collection of the extant writings of Narsai to have been published. Many of the works of Narsai (d. 502) have not survived. This two-volume collection represents the standard Syriac edition of his compositions.

This is the most complete collection of the extant writings of Narsai to have been published. Many of the works of Narsai (d. 502) have not survived. This two-volume collection represents the standard Syriac edition of his compositions.