Corpus of Cyriacus of Tagrit, including his major work, the Book on Divine Providence. Volume 1 is a monograph on Cyriacus of Tagrit and his writings, and Volume 2 contains the text and translation of all surviving works by Cyriacus.

GPN provides an authoritative world center for up-to-date information on ongoing genocidal events as well as on developing threats of mass killing, including recognized warning signs and incitement to mass killing by leaders, governments, media, and terrorist organizations, and information on genocide denial and prevention of genocide.

The journal "Ural-Altaic studies" is concerned with linguistic matters, connected with the Uralic and Altaic languages. It is bilingual; all papers are published in both Russian and English.

This work presents a putative reconstruction in testing the hypothesis that Islam is historically linked to Jewish Christianity. The argument takes the Qur'anic text to be a valid start-point for historical enquiry and reconstructs from biased views of Jewish Christianity the notion of an enduring Nasorean movement. The effective link between the Nasorean movement and the Meccan religious awakening is the preaching of Qur'anic Prophet Shucayb in Midian, on the border of Arabia.

The authors approach the "sectarian milieu" (Wansbrough) out of which Islam arose by exploring its boundaries from the point of view of the early Islamic tradition itself and from the standpoint of the pre-Islamic Christian and Jewish traditions which influenced its emergence and initial development. The formation of Islam is therefore regarded as a complex process without a unique starting point.

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, it shows the centrality of “grace” to this notion.

The purpose of this book is to "mine the gold" in multiple Aramaic translations of the biblical book of Exodus. The pages within reveal important similarities and differences between five Aramaic dialects in the use of genitive constructions.

Cylinder seals were made from various minerals. They served an economic function, identifying the owner. In addition, they served as amulets. Seal cutters were skilled professionals. Seals which were recut because of change of ownership or abrasion can be identified.

This book is intended to provide a quick introductory overview of the Tiberian Masoretic tradition of the Hebrew Bible and its background. It was this tradition that produced the great Masoretic codices of the Middle Ages, which form the basis of modern printed editions of the Hebrew Bible. Particular prominence is given to the multi-layered nature of the Masoretic tradition. The volume contains a section describing the Tiberian reading tradition, which is essential for a correct understanding of the vocalization system.

This book reviews syntactic change in Aramaic, from its first attestation to its modern dialects. It concentrates on adverbial subordination, nominal modifiers and direct speech marking, and establishes that historical syntax is a viable tool for Semitic subgrouping and dialectology.