Letter from the General Editor
The Baptismal Anointings According to the Anonymous Expositio OfficiorumSebastian Brock, University of OxfordMs Vat. Syr. 268 and the Revisional Development of the Harklean MarginAndreas Juckel, University of MünsterA Bibliographical Clavis to the Works of Jacob of EdessaDirk Kruisheer & Lucas Van Rompay, University of LeidenAn Epiphany of Mystical Symbols: Jacob of Sarug's Mêmrâ 109 on Abraham and His TypesRichard E. McCarron, The Catholic University of America
The Mardin Syrian Orthodox Press, Aleppo: A ReviewAndrew Palmer, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
Some Recent Books on Syriac Topics (1996-1997)Sebastian Brock, University of Oxford
Short Report on the Symposium: "Jacob of Edessa (c. 640-708) and the Syriac Culture of His Day" Leiden University, 4-5 April 1997Konrad D. Jenner & Lucas Van RompayShort Report on the Symposium: "East Syrian Christians in the Ottoman Empire (c. 1600-1800)" Leiden University, 17-18 October 1997Heleen L. Murre-Van Den BergShort Report on the Symposium: "Conference on the Influence of Saint Ephraim the Syrian" School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, 17-18 December 1997Andrew PalmerArt and Material Culture of the Christian Syriac Tradition: Some Current ProjectsLucas Van Rompay
Introduction to the Special Issue
A Single Human Being Divided in Himself: Ephraim the Syrian, the Man in the MiddleAndrew Palmer, University of LondonThe Tears of the Sinful Woman: A Theology of Redemption in the Homilies of St. Ephraim and his FollowersHannah Hunt, University of LeedsSt. Ephraim's Influence On The GreeksDavid G.K. Taylor, University of BirminghamA Spiritual Father for the Whole Church: the Universal Appeal of St. Ephraem the SyrianSidney H. Griffith, The Catholic University of AmericaEphraim in Christian Palestinian AramaicAlain Desreumaux, Chargé de recherche au CNRSSt. Ephrem the Syrian's Thought and Imagery as an Inspiration to Byzantine ArtistsZaga Gavrilovic, The University of BirminghamEphraim the Syrian in Anglo-Saxon EnglandJane Stevenson, The University of WarwickJohn Wesley And Ephraem SyrusGordon Wakefield
The Old Testament in Syriac According to the Peshitta Version. Part V: Concordance, vol. 1: The Pentateuch (Leiden: Brill, 1997)Andreas Juckel, University of Münster
Syriac Session at The North American Patristic Society Annual Meeting, May 28-30, 1998Joseph Amar, University of Notre DameRecent Discoveries of Wall-Paintings in Deir Al-SurianKarel C. Innemée, Leiden University
