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The Gospel of Luke According to the Syriac Peshitta Version with English Translation Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 256
ISBN: 9781463202415
Pub Date: 07 Oct 2013
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Surath Kthob
Description:
This volume is part of a series of English translations of the Syriac Peshiṭta along with the Syriac text carried out by an international team of scholars. Childers has translated the Peshiṭta of Luke, while Kiraz has prepared the Syriac text in the west Syriac script, fully vocalized and pointed. The translation and the Syriac text are presented on facing pages so that both can be studied together.
Studies in the Early Text of the Gospels and Acts Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 300
ISBN: 9781463202422
Pub Date: 04 Oct 2013
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Texts and Studies
Description:
Eleven papers from the First Birmingham Colloquium on the Textual Criticism of the New Testament, examining aspects of the Textus Receptus, the ‘Pre-Johannine Text’ of the Gospel, the ratings system in the United Bible Societies’ Greek New Testament and the application of probability theory to textual transmission, as well as surveys of non-continuous papyrus witnesses to the New Testament and the Dura-Europos Gospel Harmony, alongside studies of variation in the form of the Beatitudes and the location of Emmaus.
Keter Shem Tov Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 410
ISBN: 9781611438666
Pub Date: 03 Oct 2013
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Perspectives on Hebrew Scriptures and its Contexts
Description:
This eclectic collection contains 16 articles on a variety of topics within Qumran Studies from a conference held in memory of the late Professor Alan Crown. Essays cover the impact of the Qumran discoveries on the study of the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament to the study of the scrolls themselves and the community organizations presupposed in them, focusing as well on topics as diverse as sexuality, scribal practice and the attitude to the Temple in the scrolls.
Three Mirrors for Two Biblical Ladies Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 152
ISBN: 9781593333638
Pub Date: 16 Aug 2013
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Description:
The biblical episode relating the encounter of the Queen of Sheba with Solomon and the apocryphal tale of Susanna, a Jewish woman slanderously accused of adultery by two judges and saved by Daniel, have become part of the collective imagination in West and East. These two Old Testament women have been adapted in art throughout time and space to meet the changing cultural horizons of the community. Like mirrors, various periods and modes of late-Ancient and medieval Judaism, Christianity and Islam have each, in their own way, reflected the characteristics of the great Queen and the chaste Susanna.
As Below, So Above Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 202
ISBN: 9781593330828
Pub Date: 15 Aug 2013
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Description:
Questioning the scholarly assumptions regarding the “heretical” Nag Hammadi Library and the “apocalyptic” Dead Sea Scrolls, Fairen argues that they were not diametrically opposed, but represent a scribal reconfiguration of an Enochic worldview as a critique of foreign rule.
Barhebraeus: A Bio-Bibliography Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 604
ISBN: 9781593331481
Pub Date: 15 Aug 2013
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Gorgias Eastern Christian Studies
Description:
An extensive account of the life and works of Barhebraeus based on the latest research. It includes an appendix containing a comprehensive list of bibliographical references and manuscripts relating to Barhebraeus.
Greek Tradition and Latin Influence in the Work of George Scholarios Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 164
ISBN: 9781593333447
Pub Date: 15 Aug 2013
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Description:
This title is a study of the work and career of theologian and diplomat George Scholarios who became the first Ecumenical Patriarch of the Orthodox Church during the period of Ottoman Rule. Scholarios advocated the union of the Greek and Latin Churches, but he later became the leader of the anti-Unionist faction in the final years of the Byzantine Empire. Scholarios played an important role in East-West dialogues, including the Council of Ferrara-Florence in 1438-39.
Psychology of Prophecy in Early Christianity Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 290
ISBN: 9781607246183
Pub Date: 14 Aug 2013
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Description:
Dr. Humm analyses early Christian prophetic activity seeking to understand the psychological states behind it. A system of categories is suggested based on the external appearances and subjective claims of modern phenomena.
The Dreams and Visions of Aelius Aristides Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 168
ISBN: 9781463202323
Pub Date: 12 Aug 2013
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Description:
An analysis of the religious experiences of the Greco-Roman sophist, Aelius Aristides. As a member of the cult of Asclepius, Aristides recorded his nocturnal dreams, waking visions and spiritual healings in a diary entitled the Sacred Tales. A study of this diary sheds light on the spiritual environment of the Roman world in the first and second century CE.
The East Syriac Psalm Headings Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 286
ISBN: 9781611438673
Pub Date: 01 Aug 2013
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Series: Texts and Studies
Description:
The Psalm Headings remain one of the most difficult and puzzling pieces of the Hebrew Bible. The present study looks at how these titles were treated in the East Syriac traditions. This volume gives a history of research and presents a new critical edition based on previously unpublished manuscripts.
Re-Presenting Texts Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 148
ISBN: 9781611439243
Pub Date: 24 Jul 2013
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Description:
This is the fifth issue of Proceedings of the Midrash Section at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature published in this series, and contains six papers on Jewish and Black biblical hermeneutics with regard to Rabbinic Midrash.
The Hot-Headed Bassoon Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 32
ISBN: 9781847303929
Pub Date: 23 Jul 2013
Imprint: Veritas Books
Series: Magical Mozart and His Musical
Description:
The hot-headed bassoon is angry! The other instruments have been teasing him and he is not happy. He is so angry that he decides to take revenge.
The Noisy Blue Drum Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 32
ISBN: 9781847303912
Pub Date: 23 Jul 2013
Imprint: Veritas Books
Series: Magical Mozart and His Musical
Description:
With a CRASH! BOOM! WALLOP!
God's Surprise Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 112
ISBN: 9781847303950
Pub Date: 22 Jul 2013
Imprint: Veritas Books
Description:
A personal walk through some of the latest movements to come to life in the Catholic Church. Through going to their meetings, hearing their stories and seeing their ministry in action, Susan Gately brings us a first-hand account of how the Holy Spirit is at work within the Church today. The movements featured include the Legion of Mary, Youth 2000, Focolare, Communion and Liberation, Cell System of Evangelisation, L’Arche, Catholic Charismatic Renewal, Cursillo, the Community of Nazareth and Teams of Our Lady.
Denominational Education and Politics Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 352
ISBN: 9781847304322
Pub Date: 15 Jul 2013
Imprint: Veritas Books
Description:
The debate about school patronage and denominational education is a complex, and at times, confusing one. This book looks at the issues surrounding Church patronage, and examines the political approach to reframing the present system. David Tuohy looks at the separation of Church and State in the political context of Europe, before returning to Ireland to explore the debate in more detail.
Faith Working Through Love Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 64
ISBN: 9781847304896
Pub Date: 15 Jul 2013
Imprint: Veritas Books
Description:
This book of prayers, meditations and reflections is for everyone seeking to live their Christian faith in love. As a response to the Year of Faith and to Share the Good News: National Directory for Catechesis in Ireland, it provides a series of starting points for prayerful meditation, encouraging the reader to take time in the presence of the Lord, recognising his call and their own willingness to listen, reflect and be renewed. To follow Christ is to bring his light to life in our world, to pray and act and reflect in his love.