Notes on Erwin Preuschen’s edition of Origen’s Commentary on the Gospel according to John.

This two-volume set is a discussion of the writings of Origen on the Gospel according to Matthew and the textual tradition both in Greek and Latin.

This two-volume set is a discussion of the writings of Origen on the Gospel according to Matthew and the textual tradition both in Greek and Latin.

This two-volume set is a discussion of the writings of Origen on the Gospel according to Matthew and the textual tradition both in Greek and Latin.

The foundational period of Hebrew Bible scholarship promulgated the assumption that the original “authors” were incapable of the sophisticated literary technique displayed in that work. Complexity was ascribed to a later stage. Yet in that later stage the supposedly more sophisticated redactors were unable to see blatant contradictions and redundancies. This work investigates Genesis, Judges, Samuel, Kings, and Chronicles looking at how the message conveyed has been misunderstood through assumptions about the capacities and intentions of original writers. It shows how retaining the assumptions about the inability of early writers inevitably leads to conclusions of a late provenance.

Baby Varghese publishes here an English translation of the Commentary on the Eucharist by John of Dara, a ninth century leader in the West Syrian tradition. This text is an important source for understanding Eucharistic practices in the ninth century.

This text honurs the Sacred Heart of Jesus, not only as a traditional icon, but as a timeless inspiration for all who seek God. Through the lens of scripture, Anna Burke remembers how Jesus revealed knowledge of God as ultimately a heart experience.

Everyday prayers for children ages 4-7.

Lily Montagu’s Shekhinah outlines Lily Montagu’s theological writing, particularly her appropriation of the feminine aspect of the divine presence, Shekhinah, and provides a much needed corrective to the androcentric Anglo-Jewish historiography that has ignored, marginalized, and completely erased the founder of the Liberal Jewish movement in England. Luke Devine’s book is vital reading for students of Anglo-Jewry, First-Wave feminism, Jewish feminism, Liberal Judaism, and Jewish mysticism.

A bilingual edition (Syriac and English) of the church festivals (Christmas, Epiphany, presentation to the temple, Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter, Pentecost, etc.) as used by the Syriac Orthodox Church today.

The present volume is a collection of poems about the suffering of the Christians in Turkey leading up to the massacre of 1915.

A bilingual edition (Syriac and English) of the service of matrimony as used by the Syriac Orthodox Church today.

A bilingual edition (Syriac and English) of the service of burial as used by the Syriac Orthodox Church today.

A bilingual edition (Syriac and English) of the service of baptism as used by the Syriac Orthodox Church today.

This commentary on Exodus by the highly influential fourth century Syriac writer St. Ephrem, is typical of his exegetical approach, particularly the emphasis on women in the narrative and the similarities to contemporary Jewish interpretations.

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of Animism as a religion and a culture of the Nilotic peoples of the Upper River Nile in modern "Southern Sudan". It gives an account of how the animistic ritual performances of the divine chief-priests are strategies in conflict management and resolution. For centuries, the Nilotic peoples have been resisting changes to new religious identities and conservatively remained Animists. Their current interactions with the external world, however, have transformed their religious identities. At present, the Nilotics are Animist-Christians or Animist-Muslims. This does not mean that the converted Nilotics relinquish Animism and become completely assimilated to the new religious prophetic dogmas, instead, they develop compatible religious practices of Animism, Christianity and Islam. New Islamic fundamentalism in Sudan which is sweeping Africa into Islamic religious orthodoxy, where Sharia (Islamic law) is the law of the land, rejects this compatibility and categorises the Nilotics as "heathens" and "apostates". Such characterisation engenders opposing religious categories, with one side urging Sharia and the other for what this study calls "gradable" culture. Kuel Jok is a researcher at the Department of World Cultures at the University of Helsinki. In Sudan, Jok obtained a degree in English Linguistics and Literature and diplomas in Philosophy and Translation. He also studied International Law in Egypt. In Europe, Jok acquired an MA in Sociology from the University of Joensuu, Finland and a PhD in the same field from the University of Helsinki, Finland.