The Harp is the scholarly journal of Syriac, Oriental, and Ecumenical studies published by the St. Ephrem Ecumenical Research Institute (SEERI) in Kottayam, India. The Harp publishes articles and book reviews from scholars of Eastern Christianity from around the world. The present volume is a Festschrift for Geevarghese Panicker and contains: “Religion and Trade: Nestorian Christianity Arrives in T’ang China” by M. Abraham, “Saint Ephrem’s Coptic Friend, Apa Bishoi” by M. Blanchard, “Mother of Sorrows in Christian Tradition” by J. Vellian, “St. Ephraem the Syrian, a Spiritual Teacher for Today” by S. Griffith, “The Assyrian Church of the East in the Twentieth Century” by D. Winkler, “Common Christological Declaration between the Catholic Church and the Assyrian Church of the East” by G. Chediath, “The Recovery of an Old Text: Scribes, Scholars, Collectors and the Rhetoric of Antony of Tagrit” by J. W. Watt, “A Prayer Song by St. Jacob of Serugh Recovered” by S. P. Brock, and other articles and book reviews dealing with various issues of Syriac and Eastern Christianity.