Volume Index

Volume 5

Issue 1

Articles

“Exchanging Reed for Reed” Mapping Contemporary Heretics onto Biblical Jews in Ephrem’s Hymns on Faith†
By Christine Shepardson
A Bibliographical Clavis to the Corpus of Works attributed to Isaac of Antioch
By Edward G. Mathews, Jr.
The Image of the Infant Jesus in Ephrem the Syrian
By Paul S. Russell

Short Articles

Some Basic Annotation to The Hidden Pearl: The Syrian Orthodox Church And Its Ancient Aramaic Heritage, I-III (Rome, 2001)
By Sebastian P. Brock

Bibliographies

Recent Books on Syriac Topics (1999-2001)
By Sebastian P. Brock

Reports

Third Peshitta Symposium, Leiden, 12-15 August 2001
By Terry C. Falla
“The Origins of Syriac Christianity”: First Symposium of the Canadian Society for Syriac Studies
By Debra Foran
Fourth Woodbrooke-Mingana Symposium On Arab Christianity And Islam
By David Thomas

Reviews

John Joseph, The Modern Assyrians of the Middle East: Encounters with Western Christian missions, archaeologists,and colonial powers (Studies in Christian Mission, 26; Leiden: Brill, 2000).
By J.F. Coakley
Alfeyev, Hilarion. The Spiritual World of Isaac the Syrian. Cistercian Studies Series 175. Kalamazoo, MI: Cistercian Publications. 2000. 321 pp. Hb, 40.95; pb. 20.95.
By Dana R. Miller

Announcements

Gorgias Press Offers 15-30% Off On New Syriac Titles
By George A. Kiraz
ATLAS Digital Journal Project
By George A. Kiraz
The History of Printing and Publishing in the Languages and Countries of the Middle East Mainz, Germany, 9-12 September 2002
By Dagmar Glass
Prayer and Spirituality in the Early Church: A Conference Exploring the Development of Christianity in the Ancient World Centre for Early Christian Studies, Australian Catholic University July 10-13, 2002
By George A. Kiraz
Vth World Syriac Conference, SEERI, Kottayam, India, 8-14 September 2002
By Jacob Thekeparampil

Issue 2

In Memoriam

Fr. Francis Mahieu of Kurisumala Ashram
By Jacob Thekeparampil
In Memoriam Prof. Dr. Han J. W. Drijvers
By J.J. Van Ginkel

Articles

Syriac Writings and Turkic Language according to Central Asian Tombstone Inscriptions †
By Wassilios Klein
The Bema in the East Syriac Church In Light of New Archaeological Evidence†
By Marica Cassis
The Dispute between the Cherub and the Thief
By Sebastian P. Brock

Short Articles

A Syriac Inscription From Deir Al-Surian†
By Matthew J. Martin
Deir al-Surian (Egypt): New Discoveries of 2001-2002. I. Wall PaintingsII. Syriac Texts
By Karel C. Innemée and Lucas van Rompay
Thecla in Syriac Christianity Preliminary Observations
By Lucas Van Rompay and Catherine Burris

Reviews

E. Jan Wilson, The Old Syriac Gospels: Studies and Comparative Translations, with Syriac Transcriptions by George A. Kiraz (Eastern Christian Studies 1-2; Piscataway, NJ: The Notre Dame University, Louaize, Lebanon, and Gorgias Press, 2002). ISBN 1-931956-17-0 (Volume 1, Hardback), 1-931956-18-9 (Volume 2, Hardback). lxv + 850 pages.
By P.J. Williams
Stephen J. Davis, The Cult of St. Thecla: a Tradition of Women’s Piety in Late Antiquity. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001. Pp. xiv + 288; maps, building plans, plates. Cloth, $70. ISBN 0-19-827019-4.
By Susan A. Harvey
Response to J.F. Coakley's Review of John Joseph, The Modern Assyrians of the Middle East: Encounters with Western Christian missions, archaeologists,and colonial powers (Studies in Christian Mission, 26; Leiden: Brill, 2000).
By John Joseph

Announcements

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By George A. Kiraz
Gorgias Press Announces Over 100 New Reprints
By George A. Kiraz
Patrimoine syriaque
By Père Atallah
Vth World Syriac Conference, SEERI, Kottayam, India, 8-14 September 2002
By Jacob Thekeparampil
ATLAS Digital Journal Project
By George A. Kiraz
Fourth International Forum on Syriac Computing (SyrCOM-2003) CALL FOR PAPERS
By George A. Kiraz
Hugoye's New Book Review Editor
By George A. Kiraz
IV North American Syriac Symposium Syriac Christianity: Culture at the Crossroads
By George A. Kiraz