It is often forgotten that many people in late antique Syria were bilingual in Syriac and Greek. These articles explore aspects of the interaction between these two literary cultures, exemplified…

This Introduction aims to provide basic guidance to important areas of Syriac studies. topics include grammars, dictionaries, the Bible in Syriac, histories of Syriac literature, bibliographical aids and relevant series…

Sebastian Brock provides an overview of Syriac literature from the second to the twenty-first century. Brock divides this overview into six historical periods, surveys the important authors and writings of…

Brock provides an indispensable bibliographic resource for Jacob of Serugh scholarship. This guide lists Jacob’s mimre by biblical passage and liturgical events, uplifted saints and topics, other works including prose…

The Pocket Dictionary is both a convenient academic resource and a door into the world of Modern Literary Syriac. With 13,000 entries drawn from the major existing works, it is…

The 15 hagiographies of holy women of the Syrian Orient collected here include stories of martyrs’ passions and saints’ lives, pious romances and personal reminiscences. Dating from the 4th to…

Jacob of Sarug is one of the most celebrated poets of Eastern Christianity and the Syriac tradition. The Gorgias Press edition, edited by Sebastian P. Brock, contains over 100,000 lines…

The Sinai peninsula emerged in late antiquity as a distinct region of the Christian holy land, identified from the fourth century onward as the Old Testament place where the Hebrews…