Gorgias Press
Founded in 2001 Gorgias Press is an independent academic publisher of books and journals related to history, languages, and religious studies, with specific areas of expertise in the Ancient Near East, Arabic and Islamic Studies, Archaeology, Biblical Studies, Classics, Early Christianity, Jewish Studies, Linguistics, and Syriac.

Gorgias [GOR-gee-us] Press was originally created by George and Christine Kiraz as a specialty press that could keep up with their research interests. With a background in computational linguistics, George Kiraz envisioned combining cutting-edge technology with humanities research. The new company would be completely online, with no physical storefront, and it would use automation and digital printing technology rather than traditional print runs. With these tools, the press could afford to publish rare and understudied topics that were previously considered unprofitable, and Gorgias soon became known for its pioneering work in language and linguistics, religion, and especially Syriac and Eastern Christianity.
Gorgias’ philosophy of “Publishing for the Sake of Knowledge” rather than profit, attracted a number of new authors, and the press’ areas of interest rapidly began to expand. Today, Gorgias Press publishes 50-60 new titles a year, including monographs, edited volumes, translations, and more, and Gorgias books can be found in academic collections all over the world.
Die liturgische Gewandung in Occident und Orient Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 821
ISBN: 9781617197444
Pub Date: 13 Aug 2010
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Kiraz Liturgical Studies
Description:
This volume, written by a Jesuit, discusses the history and use of liturgical garments.
Die literarhistorische Method und Jeremia Kap. 1 Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 16
ISBN: 9781617198403
Pub Date: 13 Aug 2010
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Analecta Gorgiana
Description:
his work contains a discussion between Carl Heinrich Cornilland Bernhard Stade on the meaning of Jeremiah as "a prophet unto [the] nations" (1:5) in the context of the first chapter.
Die Harmonistik im Evangelientext des Codex Cantabrigiensis Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 125
ISBN: 9781617195136
Pub Date: 13 Aug 2010
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Classics in the History of Early Christian Literature
Description:
This is a listing and classification of the instances in which Codex D, the Beza Codex, alters the Gospels to make them agree with each other.
Kritische Beiträge zu dem Constantin-Schriften des Eusebius Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 106
ISBN: 9781617195174
Pub Date: 13 Aug 2010
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Classics in the History of Early Christian Literature
Description:
Five questions which arose during Heikel's editing of the first volume of his collected works of Eusebius of Caesarea, the bishop, church historian, servant and biographer of Constantine. This first volume deals with the works on Constantine.
Tabakat-i-Nasiri (Vol 1) Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 786
ISBN: 9781617197536
Pub Date: 13 Aug 2010
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Turath: The Arabic and Islamic Literary Tradition
Description:
This book relates the history of Iran and India, from the appearance of Islam to the reign of Hulagu, by a contemporary historian writing in Persian.
Le Mouvement Baptiste Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 485
ISBN: 9781617196782
Pub Date: 13 Aug 2010
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Kiraz Theological Archive
Description:
This book explores baptism in the ancient world, the sects which practiced it, their history, origins, characters, diversity, and influences.
St. Paul's Epistle to the Ephesians Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 322
ISBN: 9781617193255
Pub Date: 13 Aug 2010
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Kiraz Commentaries Archive
Description:
A revised text and translation of St. Paul's Epistle to the Ephesians that includes a theological exposition and extensive critical notes, ten appendices on particular terms, and two indices.
Tischgebete und Abendmahlsgebete in der altchristlichen und in der griechischen Kirche Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 69
ISBN: 9781617193002
Pub Date: 13 Aug 2010
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Analecta Gorgiana
Description:
The tradition of saying Grace before meals in the Greek church, its origns, and its relations to the liturgy of the Eucharist.
The Epistle to the Hebrews Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 590
ISBN: 9781617196805
Pub Date: 13 Aug 2010
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Kiraz Commentaries Archive
Description:
The text of Hebrews, with critical and theological notes, by the editor of the three foundations of the now standard Nestle-Aland edition, is presented with extensive introduction and many critical and historical essays.
Tangible Proofs of the Exchange between Syriac and Arabic Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 130
ISBN: 9781617194696
Pub Date: 13 Aug 2010
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Abrohom Nuro Library
Description:
In this linguistics book, Ignatius Yacoub III documents the relationship between the Syriac and Arabic languages; postulating that both are intrinsic to the study of the other.
Tabaqat-I Nasiri (dual language version) Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 475
ISBN: 9781617198168
Pub Date: 13 Aug 2010
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Turath: The Arabic and Islamic Literary Tradition
Description:
Tabaqat-I Nasiri is an Islamic universal history, from Adam to the historian's own time, about 1260. Particularly valuable on the Mongols and on the Sultanate of Delhi
Tabakat-i-Nasiri (Vol 3) Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 278
ISBN: 9781617197550
Pub Date: 13 Aug 2010
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Turath: The Arabic and Islamic Literary Tradition
Description:
This book relates the history of Iran and India, from the appearance of Islam to the reign of Hulagu, by a contemporary historian writing in Persian.
Tabakat-i-Nasiri (Vol 2) Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 611
ISBN: 9781617197543
Pub Date: 13 Aug 2010
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Turath: The Arabic and Islamic Literary Tradition
Description:
This book relates the history of Iran and India, from the appearance of Islam to the reign of Hulagu, by a contemporary historian writing in Persian.
Spot Light on the Decision to Grant Cultural Rights to Syriac Speaking Citizens of Iraq Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 130
ISBN: 9781617194641
Pub Date: 13 Aug 2010
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Abrohom Nuro Library
Description:
This is a book filled with documents, details and glimpses of Syria after its government granted cultural rights to its Syriac speaking citizens.
Libellus pro Christianos. Oratio de resurrectione cadaverum Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 177
ISBN: 9781617194948
Pub Date: 13 Aug 2010
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Classics in the History of Early Christian Literature
Description:
A full text is provided, with Latin preface and critical notes, of the works of this second-century Christian philosopher, Athenagoras. It also includes an apology for Christianity addressed to the Emperors, and an essay on the rationality of the resurrection of the dead.
Social Life in Egypt Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 154
ISBN: 9781617193439
Pub Date: 13 Aug 2010
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Kiraz Historic Travels Archive
Description:
A survey of Egypt by the distinguished English student of Arabic. Six steel engravings, and over a hundred wood-cuts are used to illustrate Egyptian culture, society and inhabitants shortly after the English conquest.