Analecta Gorgiana

Joseph Michael Heer discusses the philological, text-critical, and liturgical value of five parchment pages containing the resurrection narratives from the Gospels of Mark and Luke in parallel columns of Greek and Sahidic Coptic and provides a transcription of the texts.

Anton Baumstark discusses the critical issues in the dating of the text of the Peregrinatio of Egeria. After comparing the account with other texts, Baumstark concludes in favor of the traditional fourth-century date and provides needed support for this conclusion.

Franz Cöln publishes here an anonymous treatise that deals with the topic of church authority from the perspective of the Syriac tradition. Cöln publishes the Arabic text of the treatise and includes a Latin translation and a brief introduction.

Oriental liturgical experts Jules Jeannin and Julien Puyade survey the historical development and musical features of the Greek Octoechos musical tradition as it was adopted, adapted, and utilized in the Syriac tradition.

Bernhard Vandenhoff publishes here a German translation of the letter of Elias bar Shenaya in which he publicly denounces the election of Catholicos Isho’yahb IV. In the introduction, Vandenhoff also briefly describes the historical circumstances that produced the letter.

Anton Baumstark presents a historical survey of the development of the exegetical methods of the Syriac Orthodox (“Jacobite/Monophysite”) tradition. Baumstark conducts this survey by detailing the influence of various exegetical works through three distinct historical periods.

In the present article, Sebastian Euringer publishes the Ethiopic text of an anaphora attributed to Ephphanius, the Bishop of Cyprus, and accompanies the text with a German translation and a textual apparatus including variant readings.

Theodor Kluge publishes a German translation of two Eastern Christian liturgical texts for use in Holy Week, Easter and Pentecost. Anton Baumstark adds notations to the translation and includes an introduction to each text.

This volume contains the Syriac text, with French translation, of two previously unedited homilies from Jacob of Sarug: “On Mary and Golgotha,” and “On Strangers and their Burial.”

Sasse’s foundational study of the early Syriac author Aphrahat is divided into three sections: Aphrahat’s life, his writings (including a study of the Armenian translation), and his biblical citations in comparison with the Peshitta.

In these two articles, Zingerle surveys, in German, fourteen poems from Isaac of Antioch and Jacob of Sarug. His aim is to look at how two different Syriac authors expound the same theme: the events surrounding Jesus’ crucifixion.

Guidi, in this long article, presents an edition and thoroughly annotated Italian translation of the Syriac “Letter on the Himyarite Martyrs,” which deals with the persecution of Christians in Nagran, from author and bishop, Simeon of Beth Arsham.

This short volume, originally printed at the Dominican Press in Mosul, is an Arabic collection of 173 canons and served as a convenient guide for Catholic priests in Mosul and the surrounding areas.

An ancient and authoritative record of the Iranian religion, the Avesta, had recently been discovered. The author’s goal is to trace out the history of the introduction to modern knowledge of the writings of this text.

This paper provides an Arabic text and English introduction on the holy works and literature of the Yezidi faith.

Originally the first in a series of five lectures delivered at Harvard University, this extract is an early attempt to tackle a formidable subject: the religion of ancient Iraq, or Mesopotamia. Rogers begins this exploration with a summary of the rediscovery of the religions of Babylonia and Assyria. Step by step he rehearses the rediscovery and recovery of ancient Babylon and Nineveh. Engaging and informative, Rogers’ narrative is accessible to the specialist and general reader alike.

This brief introduction to the state of Christianity in Iraq during the ascendancy of Islam begins with a discussion of the friction between Christians and Magians. The political role of the church among the Sassanians, both internally and externally, is addressed. With the Islamic conquest various traditions circulated regarding the tolerance of Christianity within Muslim jurisdiction. Morony skillfully navigates these traditions, providing a plausible historical view. The formation of the Assyrian Church of the East’s doctrine and identity as well as their schools, monasteries, laws, and their sense of community and separateness are considered. The contrast with Monophysites with their “Nestorian” competitors rounds out the discussion.

The role of medieval Syriac scholars in the translation, and thus preservation, of classical literature cannot be underestimated. Gottheil provides all of the extant Syriac texts of the translation of Aristotle’s Categories, and a brief introduction.

This work is an excellent, concise history of the development of the Zoroastrian religion. Special attention is given to the historical development of the religion from monotheism to a dualistic system, with particular emphasis on ethical and eschatological teachings.

Ramsay makes a strong case for the southern location of the Galatia mentioned in the New Testament. Using several streams of evidence, Ramsay makes a forceful case for the South-Galatian theory.

Extracted from Arthur Penrhyn Stanley’s Lectures on the History of the Eastern Church, this introduction to ecclesiastical history is a tribute to the insight of a former professor of ecclesiastical history at Oxford. Stanley’s introduction covers three main areas: the province of ecclesiastical history, the study of ecclesiastical history, and the advantages of such study.

In the days when many Americans were first becoming aware of the larger religious world, Sailer introduced them to Islam. Reaching for an understanding of how the two religions relate, he begins this study with an introduction to the Muslim world. Sailer approaches the subject with a respect for Islam and its believers. Aiming to prepare missionaries for Muslim regions, he writes for a general readership. Understanding, he believes, begins with an overview of Muslim life and the character and influences on Islam. Designed as a short adult course on the subject, this booklet has instructions for the leader of an adult group on the topic. Interested in the impact of Christianity on Islam, Sailer explores what churches might do. Taken all together, this little booklet spells out a plan of action for what the author saw as a missionary opportunity.

Sebastian Euringer publishes here the Ethiopic text of an Anaphora dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Supplementing the Ethiopic text, Euringer also includes a critical apparatus with variant readings and a German translation.

August Haffner provides a critique of Ernst Trumpp’s use of the Ethiopic and Arabic sources used in his publication of the Hexamaron of Pseudo-Ephiphanius.

Edgerton's review of Hertel's text of the Paficatantra with specific reference to Hertel's interpretation of the Beast myth.