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Name |
ISBN |
Category |
 | | 1. | | 1-59333-033-2 | Eastern Christianity, Syriac, Liturgy |
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| Kiraz, George Anton. The New Syriac Primer
A truly useful introduction to the Syriac language is a rare find. This practical initiation to the study of the ancient language of the Christian church speaks with clarity and authority. A fruitful integration of scholarly introduction and practical application, this primer is more than a simple grammar or syntactic introduction to the language. Written in a style designed for beginners, Kiraz avoids technical language and strives for a reader-friendly inductive approach. Readings from actual Syriac texts allow the student to experience the language first hand and the basics of the grammar of the language are ably explained. The book comes with a handy CD so that readers may listen to all reading sentences and text passages in the book. |
| 978-1-59333-325-6 | Linguistics, Syriac, Gorgias Handbooks (ISSN 1935-6838) |
| | 3. |
| Arayathinal, Thomas. Aramaic (Syriac) Grammar
Arayathinal’s grammar is among the most comprehensive Syriac grammars ever produced. Designed as a teaching text, this volume is also a solid reference grammar for use by advanced scholars and beginners alike. |
| 978-1-59333-512-0 | Syriac, Gorgias Historical Grammars (ISSN 1935-3162) |
| | 4. |
| Ben Zvi, Ehud . Perspectives on Hebrew Scriptures III
This volume incorporates all the articles and reviews published in the Journal of Hebrew Scriptures in 2006. It includes contributions by R. D. Holmstedt, J. Wöhrle, W. K. Gilders, A. Pinker, S. S. Scatolini Apóstolo, J. M. Tebes, R. Benun, D. M. Carr, J. J. Collins, F. W. (Chip) Dobbs-Allsop, A. Kalmanofsky, Yung Suk Kim, G. N. Knoppers, E. Ben Zvi, R. L. Hubbard, Jr., R. W. Klein, M. A. Throntveit, and I. Kalimi. The review section includes more than forty reviews. |
| 978-1-59333-976-0 | Religion, Ancient Near East, Biblical Studies, Dead Sea Scrolls, Perspectives on Hebrew Scriptures and its Contexts (ISSN 1935-6897) |
| | 5. |
| Crone, Patricia. Meccan Trade and the Rise of Islam
Patricia Crone reassesses one of the most widely accepted dogmas in contemporary accounts of the beginnings of Islam: the supposition that Mecca was a trading center. In addition, she seeks to elucidate sources on which we should reconstruct our picture of the birth of the new religion in Arabia. |
| 1-59333-102-9 | Syriac, Arabic & Islamic Studies, History, Middle East |
| | 6. |
| Hill, J Hamlyn. The Earliest Life of Christ Ever Compiled from the Four Gospels
In the second century, well before the canonical gospels took their present form, Tatian wove from the four gospels and one or more Judaic-Christian gospels one harmonized account of the life of Christ, the Diatessaron. The Earliest Life of Christ is an English translation of the Diatessaron based on the Arabic version, itself a translation from the lost Syriac. |
| 1-59333-477-X | Religion, Biblical Studies, Gift Suggestions, Gorgias Theological Library (ISSN 1935-6935) |
| | 7. |
| Murray, Robert. The Cosmic Covenant
Murray’s study of the covenant theme begins with a chronological survey of the concept, beginning at the creation itself. He traces this theme through the Bible, noting its key components of justice and peace. The concept is a shared one between Judaism and Christianity, and Murray suggests that it continues to have ecological as well as spiritual relevance to the world today. |
| 978-1-59333-747-6 | Religion, Biblical Studies, Patristics, Hebrew & Judaica, Tigris Imprint |
| | 8. |
| Smith, G. Elliot. The Ancient Egyptians and the Origin of Civilization
This monograph, in its second, hard-to-locate edition, proposes a connection between prehistoric monumental European sites and those of the Pyramid Age in Egypt. Using ethnicity as a basis, Smith ties the ancient peoples of Egypt to those of Syria and discusses how Egyptian culture spread from its point of origin. |
| 978-1-59333-609-7 | Ancient Near East, Coptic & Egyptian Studies, Egyptology |
| | 9. |
| Trevisanato, Siro. The Plagues of Egypt
Molecular biologist Siro Trevisanato assembles data gleaned from a variety of ancient texts and a wide range of scientific disciplines to assist in a reconsideration of the ten plagues recorded in the Biblical book of Exodus. |
| 1-59333-234-3 | Ancient Near East, Euphrates Imprint |
| | 10. |
| Tristram, H B. The Natural History of the Bible
A review of the physical geography, geology, and meteorology of the Holy Land based on the writings of a nineteenth century traveler, H.B. Tristram, then canon of Durham. Illustrated with over one hundred drawings, the book explores the plants and animals mentioned in the Bible. |
| 1-931956-54-5 | Travel & Missionary, Biblical Studies, Natural History |
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