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The Nestorians or The Lost Tribes
Asahel Grant was one of the original members of the American Protestant mission to the Assyrians which began in 1835. He was much appreciated by the Assyrians and the Kurds because he was a physician. He was interested in extending the work of the mission to the Assyrians in the Hakkari Mountains and tragically his efforts to establish a mission house in Ashita and his naivety in his dealings with the Kurds had a role to play in the horrific massacres of Badr Khan Beg. This book however was written before those events while he was on a short leave in the United States and was published in 1841. The first part is a general introduction to the Assyrians and the mission. The second part of the book is unique because it details the author’s theory that the Assyrians were the descendants of the ten “lost tribes” of Israel or those inhabitants of ancient Israel who were forced to leave their homeland by the ancient Assyrians and be settle in another part of the empire.
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Grammar of the Dialects of Vernacular Syriac
Arthur J. Maclean served as the head of the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Assyrian Mission in Urmia, Iran from 1886 until 1891. In the short space of five years he became well acquainted with the life, customs and languages of the Assyrian people. Although Maclean chose not to return to the field for further service, he maintained a keen interest in the Mission and the Assyrians. In 1895 he published his “Grammar of the Dialects of Vernacular Syriac”. This is the second grammar of the Modern Assyrian language to be published in English (following David T. Stoddard’s grammar published in 1855). Maclean’s grammar is noteworthy for its attention to the variations of the regional dialects spoken among the Assyrians and its efforts to provide a more historical method for spelling the newly written language.
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Dictionary of the Dialects of Vernacular Syriac
Arthur J. Maclean served as the head of the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Assyrian Mission in Urmia, Iran from 1886 until 1891. In the short space of five years he became well acquainted with the life, customs and languages of the Assyrian people. Although Maclean chose not to return to the field for further service, he maintained a keen interest in the Mission and the Assyrians. In 1901 he published his “Dictionary of the Dialects of Vernacular Syriac”. This is the first full dictionary of the Modern Assyrian language to be published in any language. Maclean enhanced the value of his dictionary by providing extensive notes as to the origins of the words. Subsequent dictionaries by David and Oraham have not lessened the usefulness of Maclean’s work. It also serves as an important reference for many Turkish, Persian and Kurdish words that were common to the speech and writings of the Assyrians at the turn of the century and have since been replaced in the Assyrian language.
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A Residence of Eight Years in Persia among the Nestorian Christians
The American Protestant mission to the Assyrians commenced in 1835 under the leadership of Rev. Justin Perkins. This mission to the Assyrians or the Nestorian Mission, as it was originally called, had its headquarters in Urmia and was to last until the exodus of the Assyrians from their homelands in 1918 during World War I. After eight years in the mission, Perkins returned to the United States for a leave and wrote a detailed account of his experiences which was published in 1843 under the title “A Residence of Eight Years in Persia among the Nestorian Christians”. On this first leave, he brought with him Mar Yohannan, one of the Assyrian bishops of Urmia. This is the first well documented account of the visit of any Assyrian to the United States. Perkins served in Urmia until August 1869. He died on December 31st, 1869.
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Grammar of the Modern Syriac Language
Grammar of the Modern Syriac Language by David T. Stoddard is the first grammar in any language of the Modern Assyrian literary language which was developed from the spoken Aramaic dialects of the Assyrians under the auspices of the American Protestant Mission to the Assyrians. This mission was established among the Assyrians of Urmia, Iran in 1834 and the author served as one of the original members of the mission.
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The Histories of Rabban Hormizd & Rabban Bar Idta - Vol. I: The Syriac Texts
Rabban Hormizd is one of the most popular saints of the Assyrian Church of the East and the Chaldean Catholic Church. He is said to have been born of wealthy parents in the latter half of the 6th or the first half of the 7th century. In spite of his privileged background, he chose to follow the ascetic life as a monk. He was renowned in his lifetime for his deep devotion to fasting and prayer. His spiritual devotions are said to have enabled him to perform many miracles. After spending many years in various monasteries, he founded his own monastery near Alqosh which survives to this day under his name. Volume I contains the Syriac texts of the prose life of Rabban Hormizd and Rabban Bar Idta as well as the metrical life of Rabban Hormizd composed by Mar Sargis of Adhorbaijan.
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The Histories of Rabban Hormizd & Rabban Bar Idta - Vol. II: English Translations
Rabban Hormizd is one of the most popular saints of the Assyrian Church of the East and the Chaldean Catholic Church. He is said to have been born of wealthy parents in the latter half of the 6th or the first half of the 7th century. In spite of his privileged background, he chose to follow the ascetic life as a monk. He was renowned in his lifetime for his deep devotion to fasting and prayer. His spiritual devotions are said to have enabled him to perform many miracles. After spending many years in various monasteries, he founded his own monastery near Alqosh which survives to this day under his name. Volume II contains the English translation of the prose life of Rabban Hormizd and Rabban Bar Idta and the English translation of the metrical life of Rabban Hormizd composed by Mar Sargis of Adhorbaijan.
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Paradise of Eden
The “Paradise of Eden” is the poetic title that Mar Audisho Bar Brikha gave to his famous collection of 50 poems on religious subjects composed in the style known as “Maqamat”. The purpose of these poems was to demonstrate the beauty, subtlety and superiority of the Syriac language as a means of expression in comparison to similar claims made for the Arabic language. Mar Audisho clearly demonstrates his profound knowledge of the Syriac language in these highly complex poems. For example, poem 3 is composed of 29 lines. Each line consists of two verses of eight syllables each. The letters of the first verse are the same and follow the same order as the letters of the second verse read backwards. This volume presents an English translation of the first 14 poems of the Paradise of Eden along with the commentary and explanations later supplied by Mar Audisho himself. The Syriac text of these 14 poems is provided from the edition of the complete work published by Qashisha Yosip Kelaita in Mosul in 1928.
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History of the Church of the East
This history of the Church of the East from its origins until the year 630 was written in Assyrian by O. H. Parry, a member of the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Assyrian Mission. The book was published by the Assyrian Mission Press in Urmia, Iran in 1907.
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Three Articles by Alphonse Mingana
Alphonse Mingana (1878-1937), a former Chaldean priest, was one of the great Syriac and Arabic scholars of the early 20th century. His passion for collecting Syriac and Arabic manuscripts resulted in the establishment of the "Mingana Collection" at Selly Oak Colleges in Birmingham, England. During his life, he published over eighty articles and books, many of which are based on his manuscript finds. This volume reproduces three of his articles: 1. The Early Spread of Christianity in Central Asia and the Far East:A New Document; 2. A Charter of Protection Granted to the Nestorian Church in A.D. 1138,by Muktafi II, Caliph of Baghdad; 3. The Early Spread of Christianity in India
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Excerpts from Rays of Light: 1850 - 1890
Rays of Light or Zahrire d’Bahra was the first Assyrian language periodical and the first periodical published by any community in Iran. The paper was started by the American Mission in 1849 and continued to be published until the closing of the mission in Urmia in 1918. “Excerpts from Rays of Light” was published by the American Mission in Urmia in 1895. The book provides selections from the periodical from the beginning until 1890. The editors of this collection were Shamasha Khnanisho Auraham and Rabi Shmouel Badal.
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The Book of the Bee by Solomon, Bishop of Basra
“The Book of Gleanings Called the Bee” was written in the first half of the 13th century by Mar Shlimon, Metropolitan of Prath Maishan (Basra) of the Assyrian Church of the East. The poetic title of the book originates in the idea that a bee goes from flower to flower collecting precious nectar from each. Likewise, our author has assembled into one book a great variety of information gleaned from many books including the Bible as well as apocryphal works. The book serves as a kind of religious and philosophical history of the world from creation to the coming of the Antichrist and the afterlife. This volume contains the Syriac text edited from four manuscripts and an English translation.
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Rays of Light - Volume 43 (1892)
Rays of Light or Zahrire d’Bahra was the first Assyrian language periodical and the first periodical published by any community in Iran. The paper was started by the American Mission in 1849 and continued to be published until the closing of the mission in Urmia in 1918. This volume contains the complete set of issues for the year of 1892 (volume 43).
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The Book of Crumbs: A Reader of Syriac Literature
The “Book of Crumbs” contains 47 selections of Syriac literature of the Assyrian Church of the East with introductions to each selection. The book was produced by the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Assyrian Mission in Urmia, Iran as a textbook to be used in their schools for advanced students. The book was compiled by the missionary David Jenks with the help of Shamasha Yosip DeKelaita (later Qashisha). Among the authors represented are Mar Aprim the Great, Mar Touma of Marga, Mar Babai the Great, Mar Audisho Bar Brikha, Mar Gewargis of Atour, Mar Khamis Bar Qardahe, and Mar Narsai. This book is completely in Syriac.
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The Liturgy of the Holy Apostles Adai and Mari
The Eucharistic liturgy of the Assyrian Church of the East that is attributed to the apostles Mar Adai and Mar Mari is the oldest Eucharistic liturgy in continual use today. It is also used by the Chaldean Catholic and the Syro-Malabar churches. This volume contains four items: (1) The Syriac edition published by the Anglican Mission in Urmia in 1890. This edition included the two other Eucharistic liturgies used in the Church of the East (of Theodore and of Nestorius, but renamed “Second” and “Third” respectively) as well as the service of Baptism. (2) The English translation of the same volume by J. Payne Smith published by the Mission in London in 1893. (3) The Syriac edition of the three Eucharistic liturgies published at the Dominican Press in Mosul in 1901 for the Chaldeans. (4) The Syriac edition of the service of Baptism published at the Dominican Press in Mosul in 1907 for the Chaldeans.
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East Syrian Daily Offices
East Syrian Daily Offices presents a complete English translation of the daily prayer services of the Assyrian Church of the East as contained in the service book known as the Qdam Wathar or “Book of Before and After”. The translation was done by Arthur J. Maclean who was one of the first missionaries of the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Assyrian Mission.
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An Introduction to the History of the Assyrian Church
William A. Wigram (1872-1953) served in the Archbishop of Canterbury's Mission to the Assyrian Christians from 1902 to 1912. Wigram was a loyal friend to the Assyrians and their church and in this book he attempts to provide to his English reading audience a survey of the history of the Assyrian Church down to advent of Islam. Included at the end of this reprint is his short work entitled “The Doctrinal Position of the Assyrian or East Syrian Church” published in 1908. By the means of both books, Wigram hoped to enlighten the English speaking world about the Assyrians and their Church of the East and to challenge the long held assumption that they were guilty of the “Nestorian” heresy. These works helped lay the foundation for a greater understanding and appreciation of the Assyrian Church in the West.
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Kurds & Christians
Kurds & Christians is a collection of excerpts of English language publications of the Archbishop of Canterbury's Mission to the Assyrian Christians from the first 25 years of its existence. It was edited by Rev. F. N. Heazell and Jessie Payne Smith (Mrs. Margoliouth) and published in London in 1913. The book provides accounts of mission activities and interesting descriptions of the life and customs of the Assyrians of the time.
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The Flickering Light of Asia or the Assyrian Nation and Church
The Flickering Light of Asia or the Assyrian Nation and Church was written by the Rev. Joel E. Warda and published by him in 1924. The book is divided into two parts: (1) The Assyrian Nation and the Great World War and (2) Christianity and the Assyrian Nation. This book was written to enlighten English speaking audiences about the history and plight of the Assyrians and to further their claims for a homeland during the peace conferences following WWI. In addition to this book Warda published and edited two periodicals: the “Assyrian American Courier” (Izgedda) in Assyrian and the “New Assyria” in English.
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Book of Fables for Students in the Spoken Language
The Book of Fables for Students in the Spoken Language is a collection of poems in the spoken Aramaic language of the Chaldeans of Mesopotamia. The author was Shamasha Dawid Kora of Nuhadra (d. 1889). The book was printed at the Dominican Press is Mosul in 1896. The spoken Aramaic of the Assyrians and Chaldeans in Persia has a well known history and literary output since the language started to be written in the 1840’s. The spoken Aramaic of the Chaldeans of Mesopotamia is much less well known and produced a smaller amount of literature. This book provides an early example of that language and literature.
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