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The Pilgrim's Progress
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John Bunyan |
Bunyan's allegory uses the everyday world of common experience as a metaphor for the spiritual journey of the soul toward God. The hero, Christian, encounters many obstacles in his quest: the Valley … |
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An East Syrian manuscript of the Syriac 'Masora' dated to 899 CE
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Jonathan Loopstra |
"Published here for the first time is the only known manuscript of the East Syrian 'Masora, ' thought to be a type of school handbook designed to teach students how to accurately read and interpret S… |
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The Syriac Dot
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George Anton Kiraz |
"The diacritical point in Syriac is confusing at best. All students are aware of the dots on letters like resh and daleth the same way English readers are aware of the dots on letters like i and j, b… |
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Classical Syriac phonology
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Ebbe Egede Knudsen |
"This book provides a description of Classical Syriac phonology based on fully vocalized biblical texts and the detailed comments by medieval Syriac grammarians. In addition to a description of Syria… |
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The Sanskrit, Syriac and Persian sources in the Comprehensive book of Rhazes
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Oliver Kahl |
"This work offers a critical analysis of the Sanskrit, Syriac and Persian sources in Rhazes' (d. 925 CE) Comprehensive Book (or al-Kitāb al-Ḥāwī), a hugely famous and highly unusual medico-pharmaceut… |
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Moralia
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Plutarch |
The Moralia of the 1st-century Greek scholar Plutarch of Chaeronea is an eclectic collection of 78 essays and transcribed speeches. They provide insights into Roman and Greek life, but often are also… |
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Introduction to Syriac
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Wheeler M. Thackston |
A series of twenty lessons with exercises introducing the fundamentals of Syriac grammar and syntax for beginners. A short collection of readings and glossary end the volume. |
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