Results 31 to 40 of about 8,446,030 (127)
Classical oriental literatures, especially in Syriac, Arabic and Coptic languages, constitute extraordinary treasury for patristic studies. Apart from the texts written originally in their ecclesiastical ambient, the oriental ancient manuscripts ...
Rafał Zarzeczny
doaj +1 more source
“Oil, which shall not quit my head”: Jewish-Christian Interaction in Eleventh-century Baghdad
The last influential head of the Pumbadithan Academy in Baghdad, R. Hayya Gaʾon (939–1038), requested his Sicilian student R. Maṣliaḥ ben Eliah al-Baṣaq to inquire with the Nestorian Patriarch (Catholicos) about the Syriac definition of a word in Psalms
Yosaif Dubovick
doaj +1 more source
Maronite-Catholic unity in the works of Maronite Patriarch Istifan ad-Duwayhi (1630–1704) [PDF]
The current status of the Maronite Church as one of the main Christian denominations in the Republic of Lebanon is the result of the long intra-church processes and the intensive dialog between the Maronite and Roman Catholic Churches. The Maronite sect,
German Slutsky
doaj +1 more source
Les lieux de passage en Grande Syrie à la fin de l’Antiquité : l’apport des sources syriaques
Ever since the very early Antiquity, Syria has been an important land of passing. In late Antiquity, the expansion of the Roman Empire and the improvement of travelling conditions led to the increasing number of travellers.
Claire Fauchon
doaj +1 more source
The Magi in Ethiopic Tradition
The paper traces various extra–biblical strains of tradition concerning the Magi (MT 2,1–12) in Geʿez literature. The Magi (mäsäggǝlan, säbʾa sägäl) are present in various Ethiopic compositions, both translated from other languages and original.
Witold Witakowski
doaj +1 more source
Syriac lexicon Hasan Bar Bahlul. Volume 1
The massive Syriac-Syriac/Arabic lexicon—actually more an encyclopedia than a mere lexicon—of Bar Bahlul (10th century) is one of two commonly cited Syriac dictionaries from the medieval period, the other being that of Bar Ali.
, Hassan bar Bahlul, active 10th century
core +1 more source
Philosophy, Science, and Belles-lettres in Syriac and Christian Arabic Literature: A Gentle Introduction and Survey [PDF]
It might be assumed that the genres of Syriac and Christian Arabic literature are made up exclusively (or almost so) of sacred topics (Bible, commentary, liturgy, asceticism, hagiography, theology, etc.), the writers, scribes, and readers in these ...
McCollum, Adam C
core +1 more source
A Dictionary: Christian Sogdian, Syriac and English
Many works of Syriac literature, including some now lost, were translated into Sogdian, a language of the Iranian family. This Dictionary makes the whole material accessible to both Iranists and Syriacists, giving a full semantic and morphological ...
Sims-Williams, Nicholas
core +1 more source
Moving Syriac Literature into the Digital Age [PDF]
The mother tongue of Jesus and his disciples was not Greek or Latin or even Hebrew, but Aramaic, the language of Israel’s Babylonian captors. Aramaic, and in particular the dialect of Syriac, has continued to be spoken by many Christians in the Middle ...
Griffin, Carl
core
Syriac lexicon Hasan Bar Bahlul. Volume 2
The massive Syriac-Syriac/Arabic lexicon—actually more an encyclopedia than a mere lexicon—of Bar Bahlul (10th century) is one of two commonly cited Syriac dictionaries from the medieval period, the other being that of Bar Ali.
core +1 more source

