Oriental liturgical experts Jules Jeannin and Julien Puyade survey the historical development and musical features of the Greek Octoechos musical tradition as it was adopted, adapted, and utilized in the Syriac tradition.

Bernhard Vandenhoff publishes here a German translation of the letter of Elias bar Shenaya in which he publicly denounces the election of Catholicos Isho’yahb IV. In the introduction, Vandenhoff also briefly describes the historical circumstances that produced the letter.

Arthur Allgeier publishes here two articles concerning the “Legend of the Seven Sleepers” in the Syriac tradition. The first article includes a discussion of the text’s transmission history and the second includes the Syriac text, German translation, and apparatus.

Sebastian Euringer publishes here the Ethiopic text and German translation of an anaphora attributed to James, the brother of Jesus.

This work contains two Syriac texts bearing on the (in)famous Julian the Apostate, both in terms of history and religion. The book includes a critical apparatus to the Syriac texts and indices of proper names and Greek words.

Jessie Payne Margoliouth here continues the work of her father’s Thesaurus Syriacus, including new words and meanings that had been discovered after publication of the Thesaurus. The Supplement gives definitions in English (not Latin).

This work contains the Syriac texts of the canons of church councils/synods from the fourth and fifth centuries. After a brief introduction, Schulthess presents the Syriac texts with a small number of critical notes.

The Book of the Himyarites, given in Syriac and English translation, deals with the growth of Christianity in Arabia. The introduction provides details about the historical value of the work and its relationship to other related sources.

In this important work on Jacob of Sarug, Martin examines what is known of the poet’s life, looks at his lasting influence, offers a number of extracts from Jacob’s homilies and letters in French, and discusses his orthodoxy.

Using manuscripts from the British Museum, Sachau here presents a number of unique Syriac texts translated from Greek, including philosophical, medical, and maxim texts. The appendix includes astronomical texts from Sergius of Reshaina and Severus Sebokt.