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| 1-59333-226-2 | Lenzi, Alan. Impressions of Ancient Mesopotamia
This book introduces children to ancient Mesopotamian culture through cylinder seals: their production, use, and art. Written for sixth grade readers, it introduces Mesopotamian myths and gives insight into cultural characteristics, ideas, and institutions. More... | $34.00 | Add to Cart |  | 
| 1-59333-113-4 | Kiraz, George. The Syriac Alphabet for Children
This booklet presents the Syriac alphabet according to the West Syriac script, known also as Serto. With twenty-two illustrations, it is a great introduction to the alphabet for children, parents, and students of Syriac. More... | $33.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 1-59333-112-6 | Kiraz, George. The Syriac Alphabet for Children
This booklet presents the Syriac alphabet according to the West Syriac script, known also as Serto. With twenty-two illustrations, it is a great introduction to the alphabet for children, parents, and students of Syriac. More... | $21.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-60724-163-8 | Ibrahim, Gregorios. Blessed Hope
This small book is the second volume in the ‘Allah Ma‘na’ (God With Us) series, created by the Syrian Orthodox community of Aleppo for use in Christian schools, Sunday schools, and Church educational programs. The series aims to introduce and teach children about the Life of Christ. This particular volume seeks to highlight the role of hope in the life of the Christian, taking Paul’s words in Romans 8:24 as its jumping-off point. To this end, the role of hope in different episodes and parables in the Gospels are highlighted, including: the Nativity, the circumcision of Christ, the Slaughter of the Innocents, the Beatitudes, the Transfiguration, the parable of the Prodigal Son, the resurrection of Lazarus, the Agony in the Garden, and the Resurrection. For each event or story, the Gospel text describing it is given and then the main points of the text are then explained. Each chapter also includes questions or puzzles and pictures (suitable for coloring) and also includes excerpts from the Liturgy in Arabic and Syriac. This book is ideal for parents seeking Christian instructional materials for their children in Arabic and can also be a very useful introduction to Christian Arabic and the Syriac liturgy for students of Middle Eastern Christianity. More... | $88.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-60724-159-1 | Ibrahim, Gregorios. Emmanuel
This small book is the first volume in the ‘Allah Ma‘na’ (God With Us) series, created by the Syrian Orthodox community of Aleppo for use in Christian schools, Sunday schools, and Church educational programs. The series aims to introduce and teach children about the Life of Christ. This particular text focuses on the role of the Virgin Mary in the Life of Christ and is intended for use both at school with a teacher and at home with parents. Events in the Gospels which are retold here for children include the Annunciation, Mary’s visit to Elizabeth, the dream of Joseph, the Nativity, the Flight to Egypt, the Presentation in the Temple, the Visitation of the Magi, the Crucifixion, and the Resurrection. Pictures are included whose audience is both adults and children and which are also suitable for coloring. The text also contains prayers in Syriac and in Arabic which have been taken from the Syrian Orthodox liturgy and one of the aims of the text is to encourage children to memorize these parts of the church service. This book is ideal for parents seeking Christian instructional materials for their children in Arabic and can also be a very useful introduction to Christian Arabic and the Syriac liturgy for students of Middle Eastern Christianity. More... | $90.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-60724-158-4 | Ibrahim, Gregorios. Lamb of God
This small book is part of the ‘Allah Ma‘na’ (God With Us) series, created by the Syrian Orthodox community of Aleppo for use in Christian schools, Sunday schools, and Church educational programs. This volume presents students with actual scriptural passages from a number of the most important passages in the Gospels, including: the Annunciation, the Prologue of John, the Baptism of Christ, the Temptation, the confession of Peter, the Crucifixion, and the Resurrection. Each scriptural passage is then followed by a section which patiently explains its meaning. The text also includes a number of other features: Syriac and Arabic prayers taken from the liturgy are included in the text and children are encouraged to memorize and internalize them; illustrations are also included which are intended for both adults and children and which are suitable for coloring; puzzles and activities are also included at the end of each lesson which encourage children to scripture memorization. This book is ideal for parents seeking Christian instructional materials for their children in Arabic and can also be a very useful introduction to Christian Arabic and the Syriac liturgy for students of Middle Eastern Christianity. More... | $88.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-60724-164-5 | Ibrahim, Gregorios. The Good Shepherd
This small book is the fourth volume in the ‘Allah Ma‘na’ (God With Us) series, created by the Syrian Orthodox community of Aleppo for use in Christian schools, Sunday schools, and Church educational programs. The series aims to introduce and teach children about the Life of Christ. This particular volume focuses on the theme of Christ as the Good Shepherd and stories and events in the Gospels related to Christ as Shepherd and shepherding are highlighted here, including: Christ’s preaching in Nazareth, the parable of the Good Samaritan, the parable of the Lost Sheep, the Feeding of the Five Thousand, Jesus as the Gate, and Jesus as the Good Shepherd. For each event, saying, or story, the Gospel text describing it is given and the main points of the text are then explained. Each chapter also contains exercises and games aimed at encouraging Scripture memorization, as well as pictures which are suitable for coloring. Also included are excerpts from the Liturgy in Syriac and Arabic, also aimed at promoting memorization. This book is ideal for parents seeking Christian instructional materials for their children in Arabic and can also be a very useful introduction to Christian Arabic and the Syriac liturgy for students of Middle Eastern Christianity. More... | $88.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-60724-157-7 | Ibrahim, Gregorios. The Life of Jesus
This small book is part of the ‘Allah Ma‘na’ (God With Us) series, created by the Syrian Orthodox community of Aleppo for use in Christian schools, Sunday schools, and Church educational programs. This particular volume is intended for use by third-graders and is meant to introduce them to the basic outlines of the Life of Christ—covering all the major events from the Annunciation to Pentecost—in language they can understand. Accompanying the text are pictures which are suitable for coloring and appended to it are a series of important prayers in Arabic and Syriac (written in Arabic transliteration). This book is ideal for young children but can also be very useful for non-native speakers of Arabic seeking an entrée into Christian Arabic. More... | $88.00 | Add to Cart | |
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