The Futūḥ al-Shām (The Conquests of Greater Syria), usually attributed to Abū Ismāʿīl Muḥammad b. ʿAbdallāh al-Azdī al-Baṣrī, is one of the primary sources used for historians studying the early Muslim expansion into Greater Syria. This study revaluates the Futūḥ al-Shām narrative and the question of its compiler-author, investigating the history of the narrative as text through an analysis of a new manuscript and important parallel texts, and revisiting the evidence and hypotheses previous scholars have put forward on both al-Azdī’s life and the Futūḥ al-Shām narrative’s text. It thus offers an overview of the history of Oriental and Islamic Studies on the basis of one work.
This bundle is aimed at entry level students of Syriac Studies, and is comprised of some our best-selling introductory titles on Syriac and its writing system: The Syriac Primer - Fourth Edition (By George Kiraz), Introduction to Syriac Studies - Third Edition (By Sebastian Brock), Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage (Edited by Sebastian Brock et al.), The Syriac-English New Testament (standard edition) (General Editor, George Kiraz), Gorgias Illustrated Learner's Syriac-English, English-Syriac Dictionary (By Sebastian Brock and George Kiraz). The RRP of the titles in this bundle when sold individually is $314. The bundle saves you $125.60.
This bundle is aimed at scholars of Syriac and those wanting to discover the breadth and history of the Syriac language. It is comprised of some our best-selling titles on Syriac and its writing system: Classical Syriac Phonology (By Ebbe E. Knudsen), Singer of the Word of God (By Sebastian Brock), Beth Qaṭraye (By Sebastian Brock et al.), An Inventory of Syriac Texts Published from Manuscripts in the British Library (By Mario Kozah et al.), The Chronicle of Michael the Great (The Edessa-Aleppo Syriac Codex) (Edited and translated by Amir Harrak). The RRP of the titles in this bundle when sold individually is $732. The bundle saves you $292.80.
This bundle is focused on a selection of key Syriac Texts and Translations, and will be of interest to scholars and others wanting to learn more about both Syriac language and culture. It comprises: The Law Code of Simeon, Bishop of Rev-Ardashir (Edited and translated by Amir Harrak), Jacob of Sarug's Homilies on the Six Days of Creation: The Sixth Day (Edited and translated by Edward G. Mathews Jr.), Jacob of Sarug's Homilies on Jacob (Translated by Dana Miller; Edited with Notes and Introduction by Mary T. Hansbury), Moshe Bar Kepha's Commentary on the Gospel of Luke (Edited and translated by Abdul Massih-Saadi), The History of the 'Slave of Christ' (By Aaron Michael Butts and Simcha Gross). The RRP of the titles in this bundle when sold individually is $347.50. The bundle saves you $139.
Recognized as a saint by both Chalcedonian and non-Chalcedonian Christians alike, Jacob of Sarug (d. 521) produced many narrative poems that have rarely been translated into English. Of his reported 760 metrical homilies, only about half survive. This bundle brings together both fascicles containing a selection of the bilingual Syriac-English editions of Saint Jacob of Sarug’s homilies, as well as a history of Jacob of Sarug's life. The bundle comprises: Jacob of Sarug's Homilies on Women Whom Jesus Met (Edited and translated by Susan Ashbrook Harvey et al.), Jacob of Sarug's Homilies on the Partaking of the Holy Mysteries (Translation and introduction by Amir Harrak), Jacob of Sarug's Homilies on Praise at Table (Edited and translated by Jeff W. Childers), Jacob of Sarug's Homily on Simon Peter, when our Lord said "Get behind me, Satan" (Translation and introduction by Adam Carter McCollum), Jacob of Sarug's Homily on the Chariot that Prophet Ezekiel Saw (Translation and introduction by Alexander Golitzin; Edited with notes by Mary T. Hansbury), Jacob of Serugh and His Times (Edited by George Anton Kiraz). The RRP of the titles in this bundle when sold individually is $379. The bundle saves you $151.60.