An anthology of Syriac texts. In this work, each author is first introduced, in Syriac, and then excerpts from his writings are given. It gives excerpts of texts not only from well known authors like Ephrem, Narsai, Isaac of Nineveh, Jacob of Edessa, and Bar Ebroyo, but also covers lesser known authors up to the sixteenth century.

T E Lawrence, known as Lawrence of Arabia, has long captured the imagination of the popular media. This biography presents an account of the man behind the myth.

Jewish Wisdom: A Dictionary of Some 4000 Proverbs .

Offers observations from several early travelers to the Holy Land. This travelogue contains narratives from the thousand-year period c 700-1697; the earliest record is that of the Bishop Arculf, around the year 700, and Willibald's journey of 721-727 and the voyage of Bernard the Wise in 867 close out the first millennium records.

Presents three valuable gospel codices held by the General Theological Seminary in New York. This work includes The Hoffman Manuscript (Gregory 2324), Codex Gregory 2346, and the Benton Manuscript (Gregory 669), appearing in partial facsimile with collations and descriptions. The documents are all of the miniscule class of ancient gospels.

Gives an introduction to the Syriac versions of the Bible, with chapters on the manuscript tradition, the main editions, commentaries, and various aspects of the ways the Bible was interpreted and used in the Syriac literary and liturgical tradition. It also includes a bibliography that provides guidance to the tools, and secondary literature.

An edition of the Syriac letter of Eusebius to Carpianus. Comparing the harmony of the four Gospels, it represents an early attempt to account for the differences between the evangelists. It features ten canonical tables that demonstrate how the Gospels might be harmonized.

The seemingly minute issue of the precise year and day of the martyrdom of St Polycarp belies the importance of the issue. Polycarp is of pivotal importance to the dating of a succession of three salient figures of the early centuries of Christianity: St John, Polycarp, and Irenaeus. This book addresses this issue.