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Studies in Judaism (Vol 1) Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 508
ISBN: 9781593330385
Pub Date: 05 Jun 2003
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Kiraz Jewish Studies Archive
Description:
This collection is about various topics in Jewish Studies by one of the greatest scholars of the previous century. The subjects span the whole length and breadth of Jewish history and literature, from 'A Hoard of Hebrew Manuscripts in Judaism' to 'The Dogmas of Judaism', and from 'Safed in the Sixteenth Century' to 'Abraham Geiger-Leopold Zunz'. In Encyclopedia Judaica, Meir Ben-Horin says, “Schecter’s Studies in Judaism remain indispensable documents of American Jewish religious Conservatism.
Studies in Judaism (Vol 2) Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 380
ISBN: 9781593330392
Pub Date: 05 Jun 2003
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Kiraz Jewish Studies Archive
Description:
This collection is about various topics in Jewish Studies by one of the greatest scholars of the previous century. The subjects span the whole length and breadth of Jewish history and literature, from 'A Hoard of Hebrew Manuscripts in Judaism' to 'The Dogmas of Judaism', and from 'Safed in the Sixteenth Century' to 'Abraham Geiger-Leopold Zunz'. In Encyclopedia Judaica, Meir Ben-Horin says, “Schecter’s Studies in Judaism remain indispensable documents of American Jewish religious Conservatism.
Studies in Judaism (Vol 3) Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 352
ISBN: 9781593330408
Pub Date: 05 Jun 2003
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Kiraz Jewish Studies Archive
Description:
This collection is about various topics in Jewish Studies by one of the greatest scholars of the previous century. The subjects span the whole length and breadth of Jewish history and literature, from 'A Hoard of Hebrew Manuscripts in Judaism' to 'The Dogmas of Judaism', and from 'Safed in the Sixteenth Century' to 'Abraham Geiger-Leopold Zunz'. In Encyclopedia Judaica, Meir Ben-Horin says, “Schecter’s Studies in Judaism remain indispensable documents of American Jewish religious Conservatism.
The Festal Letters of Athanasius Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 196
ISBN: 9781593330217
Pub Date: 16 May 2003
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Description:
The text of the long-lost Festal Letters of St. Athanasius, discovered by Cureton. The volume is dedicated to H.
Extracts from the Ecclesiastical History of John Bishop of Ephesus Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 124
ISBN: 9781593330156
Pub Date: 13 May 2003
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Kiraz Chronicles Archive
Description:
Composed in three parts, the book chronicles a critical period in the Syriac Orthodox Church, and represents the greatest literary work by the author. It includes grammatical, historical, and geographical notes in English and German.
The Chronography of Bar Hebraeus (Vol 1) Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 660
ISBN: 9781593330552
Pub Date: 13 May 2003
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Kiraz Chronicles Archive
Description:
This is the standard edition of the chronicle of Bar Hebraeus in Syriac and English translation. It gives the political history of the world from the creation to the year AD 1286.
The Chronography of Bar Hebraeus (Vol 2) Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 468
ISBN: 9781593330569
Pub Date: 13 May 2003
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Kiraz Chronicles Archive
Description:
This is the standard edition of the chronicle of Bar Hebraeus in Syriac and English translation. It gives the political history of the world from the creation to the year AD 1286.
S/He Created Them Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 132
ISBN: 9781593330576
Pub Date: 30 Apr 2003
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Description:
A contemporaneous and religiously meaningful retelling of biblical stories by a feminist who looks at intimate lives of people inhabiting the Bible. She rediscovers a past in which biblical women actively participated and suggests women’s leadership might lead to a better world.
Eighteen Centuries of the Orthodox Greek Church Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 720
ISBN: 9781593330514
Pub Date: 13 Mar 2003
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Description:
Using the Seven Ecumenical Councils as backbone, Hore provides the reader with an overview of the Greek Orthodox Church. Writing in an era when the Oxford Movement was reaching a wide array of Anglicans with the forgotten connections with orthodoxy, Hore presents a sympathetic view of Byzantine Christianity. Following the trials and difficulties of the early church after it received imperial approval, a sketch of the Greek Church, including the "separatist" Churches, emerges.
The Chronicle of Joshua the Stylite Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 200
ISBN: 9781593330149
Pub Date: 13 Mar 2003
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Kiraz Chronicles Archive
Description:
This standard edition of the Chronicle, composed in AD 507, is considered one of the most valuable authorities for the period with which it deals. The manuscript from which the text is derived is a palimpsest copied between 907 and 944.
The Ecclesiastical History of Eusebius in Syriac Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 440
ISBN: 9781593330415
Pub Date: 13 Mar 2003
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Kiraz Chronicles Archive
Description:
The Ecclesiastical History of Eusebius of Caesarea, who flourished in the fourth century, has long been considered a landmark in Christian historiography. Written originally in Greek, a Syriac translation appeared during or shortly after the lifetime of the author.
The Eucharist Service of the Syrian Orthodox Church: Meaning and Interpretation Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 212
ISBN: 9781593330231
Pub Date: 13 Mar 2003
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Description:
An illustrated commentary on the text, meaning and interpretation of the Qurbono (Eucharist Service), including a discussion of all vestments and church parts, written by a leading bishop of the Syriac Orthodox Church from India.
Venerabilis Baedae Historiam Ecclesiasticam (Vol 1) Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 644
ISBN: 9781593330286
Pub Date: 13 Mar 2003
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Kiraz Chronicles Archive
Description:
This edition of Bede's Church History is based on the oldest manuscripts. It gives an account of Christianity in England, and is considered to be the foundation of our knowledge of British history.
Venerabilis Baedae Historiam Ecclesiasticam (Vol 2) Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 592
ISBN: 9781593330293
Pub Date: 13 Mar 2003
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Kiraz Chronicles Archive
Description:
This edition of Bede's Church History is based on the oldest manuscripts. It gives an account of Christianity in England, and is considered to be the foundation of our knowledge of British history.
The Book of Governors: The Historia Monastica of Thomas of Marga AD 840 (Vol 1) Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 624
ISBN: 9781593330095
Pub Date: 05 Mar 2003
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Kiraz Chronicles Archive
Description:
This narrative forms a history of the monasticism and asceticism of the Church of the East in the countries east of the Tigris. It is a valuable supplement to this history, as it is a period of existence in which little is known.
The Book of Governors: The Historia Monastica of Thomas of Marga AD 840 (Vol 2) Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 740
ISBN: 9781593330101
Pub Date: 05 Mar 2003
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Kiraz Chronicles Archive
Description:
This narrative forms a history of the monasticism and asceticism of the Church of the East in the countries east of the Tigris. It is a valuable supplement to this history, as it is a period of existence in which little is known.