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The Persian Flower
The American Protestant mission to the Assyrians was established in Urmia in 1835 and was active for almost 100 years. The missionaries who served in the mission were often married before joining the mission and their children were born and raised in the mission field. In four notable cases, the sons of missionaries returned and joined the mission after receiving their education in the United States. However, infant mortality affected the children of the missionaries as well as the people they served. Of the 59 graves in the mission cemetery in the village of Seir, 41 belong to children. This volume contains a memoir of the short life of Judith Perkins, the daughter of Justin Perkins (1805-1869) who served as the first head of the mission.
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The Liturgical Homilies of Narsai
Mar Narsai (d. 503) has been called the most profound and original theologian of the Assyrian Church of the East. Although he is remembered as the founder of the famous School of Nisibis and one of its greatest teachers, his extensive poetical works earned him the title of the Harp of the Holy Spirit. This volume contains the English translations and studies of four of his homilies (or Memre) dealing with liturgical subjects. Added to this volume is the Syriac text of the homilies from the edition by Alphonse Mingana (Mosul, 1905) which was used as the basis for the translations.
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Homilies of Mar Narsai - Volume I - Part 1
Mar Audisho Bar Brikha, in his catalog of authors, credits Mar Narsai, the famous poet-theologian of the Assyrian Church of the East, with having composed 360 metrical homilies (Memre) among his other writings. Unfortunately only about a quarter of these survive. Forty-seven were edited and published by Alphonse Mingana when he was still a Chaldean priest in Mosul in 1905. In 1970, Patriarch Mar Eshai Shimun published a facsimile of a manuscript that originated in Telkepe that contained eighty-eight homilies in two volumes. Because of the size of the volumes, they have been split into two parts each. Volume I – Part 1 contains the fifty-two page English introduction written by Mar Eshai Shimun and pages 1-364 of the Syriac text.
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Homilies of Mar Narsai - Volume I - Part 2
Mar Audisho Bar Brikha, in his catalog of authors, credits Mar Narsai, the famous poet-theologian of the Assyrian Church of the East, with having composed 360 metrical homilies (Memre) among his other writings. Unfortunately only about a quarter of these survive. Forty-seven were edited and published by Alphonse Mingana when he was still a Chaldean priest in Mosul in 1905. In 1970, Patriarch Mar Eshai Shimun published a facsimile of a manuscript that originated in Telkepe that contained eighty-eight homilies in two volumes. Because of the size of the volumes, they have been split into two parts each. Volume I – Part 2 contains pages 365-768 of the Syriac text.
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Homilies of Mar Narsai - Volume II - Part 1
Mar Audisho Bar Brikha, in his catalog of authors, credits Mar Narsai, the famous poet-theologian of the Assyrian Church of the East, with having composed 360 metrical homilies (Memre) among his other writings. Unfortunately only about a quarter of these survive. Forty-seven were edited and published by Alphonse Mingana when he was still a Chaldean priest in Mosul in 1905. In 1970, Patriarch Mar Eshai Shimun published a facsimile of a manuscript that originated in Telkepe that contained eighty-eight homilies in two volumes. Because of the size of the volumes, they have been split into two parts each. Volume II – Part 1 contains pages 1-444 of the Syriac text.
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Homilies of Mar Narsai - Volume II - Part 2
Mar Audisho Bar Brikha, in his catalog of authors, credits Mar Narsai, the famous poet-theologian of the Assyrian Church of the East, with having composed 360 metrical homilies (Memre) among his other writings. Unfortunately only about a quarter of these survive. Forty-seven were edited and published by Alphonse Mingana when he was still a Chaldean priest in Mosul in 1905. In 1970, Patriarch Mar Eshai Shimun published a facsimile of a manuscript that originated in Telkepe that contained eighty-eight homilies in two volumes. Because of the size of the volumes, they have been split into two parts each. Volume II – Part 2 contains pages 445-893 of the Syriac text.
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ABCFM Annual Reports of the Mission to the Nestorians & the Assyrian Mission
The American Protestant mission to the Assyrians originated in the work of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) which was a joint body of several Protestant denominations. The Mission to the Nestorians (renamed Mission to Persia in 1869) was established among the Assyrians of Urmia in 1835. A related mission called the Assyria Mission was established in Mosul in 1849 and lasted until 1860. In 1870 the mission was transferred under the jurisdiction of the American Presbyterian Church. This volume contains the annual reports for the period from 1832 to 1869 while the mission was under the ADCFM.
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Introduction to the History of the American Mission to the Assyrians
The American Protestant mission to the Assyrians was established in 1835 and was active for almost 100 years. The published materials by and about this mission are extensive and help provide details of the religious, social and political history of the Assyrians during this period. This volume contains seven items that provide an overview of the history of the mission until 1871. Consult the preview for the full list of items contained in this volume.
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The Book of the Pearl on the Truth of Christianity
The Book of the Pearl (or Marganitha) was composed by Mar Audisho Bar Brikha, Metropolitan of Nisibis and Armenia (d. 1318 A.D.) It is a brief but eloquent treatise on the theology and sacraments of the Assyrian Church of the East. This volume contains the original Syriac text of the work along with Mar Audisho’s catalogue of authors as well as a selection of writings by other authors such as Gewargis Warda, Mar Bawai the Great, Rabban Yokhannan Bar Zobi, Mar Aprim the Great and others. Included in the volume is also a list of the Patriarchs of the Assyrian Church. This volume was compiled and printed by Qashisha Yosip DeKelaita at the Assyrian Press in Mosul in 1924. The contents of this volume are entirely in Syriac.
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West Persia Mission Annual Reports - Volume I: 1871-1904
The American Protestant mission to the Assyrians which was established in 1835 by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) was transferred under the jurisdiction of the American Presbyterian Church in 1870. In 1869 the mission was renamed Mission to Persia and later was divided into the West and East Persia Missions. The West Persia Mission included Urmia and the mission mainly directed to the Assyrians. This volume contains the annual reports of the West Persia Mission for the period from 1871 to 1904.
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West Persia Mission Annual Reports - Volume II: 1905-1923
The American Protestant mission to the Assyrians which was established in 1835 by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) was transferred under the jurisdiction of the American Presbyterian Church in 1870. In 1869 the mission was renamed Mission to Persia and later was divided into the West and East Persia Missions. The West Persia Mission included Urmia and the mission mainly directed to the Assyrians. This volume contains the annual reports of the West Persia Mission for the period from 1905 to 1923.
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Grammaire Chaldéenne
The Grammaire Chaldéenne is a Syriac grammar composed by Jeremy Timothy Maqdasi (1847-1929) while he was a monk at the monastery of Rabban Hormizd. He was later consecrated as a bishop and served the diocese of Zakho. This volume was printed at the press of the Dominican Fathers in Mosul in 1889 and serves as a good example of their printing in the Eastern Syriac script. Chaldéenne or Chaldean is simply the name that Europeans used to use to refer to any dialect of Aramaic, including Syriac. The contents of this volume are entirely in Syriac.
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Elementa Linguae Chaldaicae
Elementa Linguae Chaldaicae is a Syriac/Latin grammar composed by Fr. Joseph Guriel, a Chaldean priest from Salamas (d. 1890). This grammar is one of twelve books published by Fr. Joseph at the Propaganda Press in Rome between 1842 and 1870. Included in this book is a chorological list of the Patriarchs of the Church of the East and other small pieces including a hymn modeled after the Turgame of Mar Audisho Bar Brikha by the Chaldean Patriarch Mar Audisho IV.
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Grammaire de la Langue Soureth ou Chaldéen Vulgaire
Grammaire de la Langue Soureth ou Chaldéen Vulgaire is the first grammar of the modern Aramaic dialects spoken in the Nineveh plains by the Christians belonging principally to the Chaldean Catholic Church. The author, Fr. Jacques Rhétoré (1841-1921) was a French Dominican who served as a missionary in the area for over twenty years. An appendix provides short samples of writing in the spoken language.
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The Book of Governors by Thomas, Bishop of Marga: Volume I: Syriac Text
“The Book of Governors” is a monastic history written by Thomas of Marga in the first half of the 9th century A.D. The actual title of the book is “The Book of Excellent Histories and Stories Concerning the Holy Men and Monks who Lived, Generation after Generation, in the Holy Monastery of Beth Abhe”. The author, a monk of Beth Abhe, was chosen to be bishop of Marga and later became Metropolitan of Beth Garmai (S.E. of Kirkuk). The monastery of Beth Abhe was located N.E. of Mosul and was founded at the end of the 6th century A.D. It became an important center for education and produced more than 100 bishops for the Assyrian Church of the East, including several who became Patriarchs. Thomas gives a detailed history of the remarkable members of this community during the first 300 years of its existence as well as narratives of important events in the history of the Assyrian Church during this period. Volume I contains the Syriac text and an extensive introduction.
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The Book of Governors by Thomas, Bishop of Marga: Volume II: English Translation
“The Book of Governors” is a monastic history written by Thomas of Marga in the first half of the 9th century A.D. The actual title of the book is “The Book of Excellent Histories and Stories Concerning the Holy Men and Monks who Lived, Generation after Generation, in the Holy Monastery of Beth Abhe”. The author, a monk of Beth Abhe, was chosen to be bishop of Marga and later became Metropolitan of Beth Garmai (S.E. of Kirkuk). The monastery of Beth Abhe was located N.E. of Mosul and was founded at the end of the 6th century A.D. It became an important center for education and produced more than 100 bishops for the Assyrian Church of the East, including several who became Patriarchs. Thomas gives a detailed history of the remarkable members of this community during the first 300 years of its existence as well as narratives of important events in the history of the Assyrian Church during this period. Volume II contains the English translation.
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The Voice of Truth
The Voice of Truth or "Qala d'Shrara" was a monthly periodical published by the Roman Catholic Lazarist Mission to the Assyrians in Urmia, Persia. This volume contains 12 issues dating from June 1898 to May 1899. These issues form a complete set of Volume 2 or the second full year of publication. Based on the dates of these issues, publication probably began in June of 1897. It is not known when publication ceased but it probably did not survive long after 1915. The contents of this volume are entirely in Assyrian.
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Aramaic Grammar: Volume I
The Aramaic Grammar by the Rev. Thomas Arayathinal is one of the most comprehensive grammars of the Syriac language in English or in any other language. As a reference grammar alone it would be very useful, but it is not only a reference book, but a well planned teaching grammar that can be used for self-study as well as in a classroom environment. Volume I (of this 2 volume work) is divided into 40 lessons and each lesson contains a clear and easy to understand treatment of a grammatical topic, a vocabulary list and translation exercises from Syriac into English and English into Syriac in order to practice and reinforce the topic in question. The book employs the Eastern script but contains numerous examples of the Western script where necessary to show differences.
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Aramaic Grammar: Volume II
The Aramaic Grammar by the Rev. Thomas Arayathinal is one of the most comprehensive grammars of the Syriac language in English or in any other language. As a reference grammar alone it would be very useful, but it is not only a reference book, but a well planned teaching grammar that can be used for self-study as well as in a classroom environment. Volume II (of this 2 volume work) contains 21 lessons and each lesson contains a clear and easy to understand treatment of a grammatical topic, a vocabulary list and translation exercises from Syriac into English and English into Syriac in order to practice and reinforce the topic in question. The book employs the Eastern script but contains numerous examples of the Western script where necessary to show differences. An appendix on poetry is also included in this volume.
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Aramaic Grammar: Key
This volume contains the answer key to all of the exercises in both volume I and II of Rev. Thomas Arayathinal’s Aramaic Grammar.
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