Journal of the Canadian Society for Syriac Studies 8

The JCSSS is an annual refereed journal containing the transcripts of public lectures presented at the Canadian Society for Syriac Studies Inc. It focuses on the literature, art, and archaeology of Syriac Christianity from the 2nd century to modern times. Contributors include Lucas Van Rompay, Craig E. Morrison, Cor-bishop David Royel, Mary T. Hansbury, Narmen Muhamad Amen Ali, and Khalid Dinno. Table of Contents FROM THE EDITOR SEVERUS, PATRIARCH OF ANTIOCH (512-538), IN THE GREEK, SYRIAC, AND COPTIC TRADITIONS THE JEWS IN EPHREM’S COMMENTARY ON THE DIATESSARON EAST MEETS EAST: BYZANTINE LITURGICAL INFLUENCES ON THE RITE OF THE CHURCH OF THE EAST “INSIGHT WITHOUT SIGHT”: 1 WONDER AS AN ASPECT OF REVELATION IN THE DISCOURSES OF ISAAC THE SYRIAN THE “MONASTIC CHURCH” OF B􀆖ZY􀆖N IN IRAQI KURDISTAN REPORT ON THE X TH SYMPOSIUM SYRIACUM AND THE VIII TH CONFERENCE ON ARAB CHRISTIAN STUDIES: GRANADA, SPAIN SEPTEMBER 22ND -27TH , 2008 THE CANADIAN SOCIETY FOR SYRIAC STUDIES