Professor Lepsius’ goal in this article is to analyze the comments made in the article William Whitney wrote on his “Standard Alphabet” in 1861.

The author presents the history of Pelagius and his position against original sin. He reviews the positions for and against the doctrine of original sin, concluding that original sin cannot be proven true.

This work presents a detailed first-hand account of shamanic songs, rituals, and healing and initiatory ceremonies from all over Siberia, arranged by tribe.

This paper explores the common misconception that vernacular translations of the Bible were not available prior to Luther. In fact, Luther may have relied on these to accomplish his own work toward what became a more preferable translation.

An extract from Collectanea Christiana Orientalia (2008)

Some of John of Dara’s 9th century treatises survive in Codex 356 in Mardin, in which Jacob of Serugh is called “Jacob of Batnan”, “Jacob”, and titles of respect. This article describes Jacob’s significant influence, comparing two-verse homilies in detail.

A renowned linguist, Franz Praetorius explored several ancient languages in his career. This work concerns his observations of the grammar and various etymologies of Ethiopic. He accomplishes this by discussing 57 lexemes worthy of note and also considering nominal forms with prefixed t and the imperfect preformative with a. These acute observations by a scholar with such finesse are not easily ignored.

This reprint of Sukenik’s article “The Earliest Records of Christianity” is presented as the first volume of Gorgias Press’s Analecta Gorgiana series with a new introduction by George Anton Kiraz. This fully illustrated archaeological abstract is sure to be of interest to readers concerned with the archaeology of the area around Jerusalem, as well as those interested in early artifacts of Christianity.

Esther van Deman reconstructs the structure of the Neronian Via Sacra (one of the arterial roads leading through the Roman Forum), which was refurbished during his reign with colonnades.

The fourth of Carl Blegen's reports on the excavation of Troy for the American Journal of Archeology concentrating on the Trojan acropolis.

Maurice Bloomfield applies the principles of linguistics to find the proper root forms for Ancient Greek words, a task complicated by the vowel shift that occurs when Greek words (particularly verbs) are inflected.

The Ludovisi throne is a famous works of early Classical sculpture, a white marble chair covered with bas relief. This article compares the Ludovisi throne to a similar piece in Boston, arguing that the two works are companion pieces.

This article provides transcription, text, and commentary on the Latin inscriptions known in Corinth in 1918 and provides a useful tool for understanding the civic life of Corinth under Roman control.

This article published objects housed in the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston believed to represent the complete equipment of a tomb at Chiusi.

In this series, A. J. Frothingham Jr. reviews previously unstudied papal buildings, suggesting new members of the schools of Laurentius and Paulus and linking specific artists to various buildings.

McMurtry's original site report on the excavation of the Theater of Sikyon near Corinth. Sikyon (or Sicyon) boasts a well preserved Greek theater whose excavation illuminates the structures which supported Greek drama.

In this piece Mary Gilmore Williams uses literary and epigraphic evidence to reconstruct a portrait of two key women of the second century AD, Julia Domna, wife of Septimius Severus and mother of Cara-calla, and her niece Julia Mamaea.

Powell gives a listing of surviving inscriptions from his excavations in Corinth with illustrations, text, and commentary that includes nine inscriptions that likely predate Julius Caesar's rebuilding of the city in 46 BC.

In this paper Weller suggests the location, size, and form of the archaic building over which the Propyleia (the gateway building) now stands.

William Dinsmoor, one of the experts who directed the first reconstruction of the Athenian Acropolis, here sets out the process by which he was able to piece the gables of the Propylaia together from surviving fragments.

In this dissertation Dennison links the text of Suetonius to surviving epigraphical texts. This piece includes texts and commentaries and is an invaluable article for any study of Suetonius, particularly in a classroom setting.

An article tracing the development of the Ionic column from Egyptian lotus motifs through Assyrian rosettes and Cypriot pottery motifs.

In the first of two articles published here together, A.M. Scheneider challenges the work of P. Power on the location of the house of Caiphas at the church of St. Peter in Gallicantu, and in the second article Power responds.

This volume contains an edition, with annotated translation, of one of Narsai’s poems on the Joseph story from Genesis.

Anton Baumstark presents the Arabic text and Latin translation of an Egyptian version of the Testamentum Domini Nostri Jesu Christi. Baumstark discusses the date of the text and compares the content of the liturgical prayers with various contemporary sources.