Syriac Literature : An English Translation of ‹i›La Littérature Syriaque‹/i›

Despite having been written over a century ago, the 3rd edition of Rubens Duval's History of Syriac Literature remains one of the best - and most readable - introductions to Syriac literature. This edition provides the first English translation of the work, translated by Olivier Holmey. Table of Contents Foreword to the English Edition Part I: Syriac Literature And Its Different Genres I. The Origins of Syriac Literature II. General Features of Syriac Literature. Poetry III. The Ancient Versions of the Old and New Testaments IV. The Syro-Palestinian Version of the Old and New Testament V. The Later Versions of the Old and New Testament VI. The Syrian Masoretic Text VII. The Biblical Commentaries VIII. The Apocrypha Concerning the Old and New Testament IX. The Acts of the Martyrs and of the Saints X. The Apologetic Texts XI. Ecclesiastical Canons and Civil Law XII. The Historiographers XIII. Ascetic Literature XIV. Philosophy XV. The Sciences of the Syrians XVI. Grammar, Lexicography, Rhetoric and Poetic XVII. Syriac Translations Part II: Notes On The Syriac Authors I. Writers up to the 5th Century II. Writers up Until the 7th Century III. Writers under the Arabs Index of Names