"This volume is part of a series of English translations of the Syriac Peshitta along with the Syriac text carried out by an international team of scholars. D. Walter and G. Greenberg have translated the text, while Kiraz has prepared the Syriac text in the west Syriac script, f…
The Antioch Bible Series provides both the text of the Syriac Bible (called the ⁰́Peshitta⁰́₊) and an up-to-date English translation. The Syriac is fully vocalized and pointed so that readers at any level will be able to work with it -- from beginners who are just starting to lear…
How did the Nabataeans view their world at the time of the Roman annexation in CE 106? If it is possible to detect an altered perception after their monarchy was dissolved at that time, how can we be sure it was authentic and not a veneer, masking the identity of a disaffected p…
A collection of essays written in honour of S. Thomas Parker by his former students and colleagues. The essays focus on surveys, material and written culture, the economy, and the Roman military in the Near East.
A collection of essays written in honour of S. Thomas Parker by his former students and colleagues. The essays focus on surveys, material and written culture, the economy, and the Roman military in the Near East
A collection of essays written in honour of S. Thomas Parker by his former students and colleagues. The essays focus on surveys, material and written culture, the economy, and the Roman military in the Near East.
The traditional view is that early Christians, prior to emperor Constantine's conversion to Christianity, were pacifists who stubbornly refused to enlist in the Roman army and engage in warfare, preferring to die rather than betray their beliefs. However, a plethora of literary …