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George Anton Kiraz
George A. Kiraz is the founder and director of Beth Mardutho: The Syriac Institute, the Editor-in-Chief of Gorgias Press, and a Senior Research Associate at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton. He earned an M.St. degree in Syriac Studies from the University of Oxford (1991) and an M.Phil. and a Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge (1992, 1996). He has published extensively in the fields of computational linguistics, Syriac studies, and the digital humanities. His latest books include The Syriac Orthodox in North America (1895–1995): A Short History (2019) and Syriac-English New Testament (2020).
George is an ordained Deacon of the rank of Ewangeloyo (Gospler) in the Syriac Orthodox Church where he also serves on several Patriarchal, Synodal, and local committees. He lives in Piscataway, NJ, with his wife Christine and their children, Tabetha Gabriella, Sebastian Kenoro, and Lucian Nurono.
Daniel According to the Syriac Peshitta Version with English Translation
Translated by Donald M. Walter & Gillian Greenberg; Text Prepared by George Anton Kiraz & Joseph Bali
Series: Surath Kthob 25
ISBN: 978-1-4632-0546-1
This volume is part of a series of English translations of the Syriac Peshitta along with the Syriac text carried out by an international team of scholars.
$150.00 $90.00
Joshua According to the Syriac Peshitta Version with English Translation
Translated by Gillian Greenberg & Donald M. Walter; Text Prepared by George Anton Kiraz & Joseph Bali
Series: Surath Kthob 6
ISBN: 978-1-4632-0549-2
This volume is part of a series of English translations of the Syriac Peshitta along with the Syriac text carried out by an international team of scholars.
$150.00 $90.00
Numbers According to the Syriac Peshitta Version with English Translation
Series: Surath Kthob 4
ISBN: 978-1-4632-0529-4
This volume is part of a series of English translations of the Syriac Peshitta along with the Syriac text carried out by an international team of scholars.
$150.00 $90.00
Judges According to the Syriac Peshitta Version with English Translation
English Translation by Donald M. Walter & Gillian Greenberg; Text Prepared by George Anton Kiraz & Joseph Bali
Series: Surath Kthob 7
ISBN: 978-1-4632-0555-3
This volume is part of a series of English translations of the Syriac Peshi?ta along with the Syriac text carried out by an international team of scholars.
$150.00 $90.00
Ezekiel According to the Syriac Peshitta Version with English Translation
English Translation by Gillian Greenberg & Donald M. Walter; Text Prepared by George Anton Kiraz & Joseph Bali
Series: Surath Kthob 24
ISBN: 978-1-4632-0478-5
This volume is part of a series of English translations of the Syriac Peshitta along with the Syriac text carried out by an international team of scholars.
$150.00 $90.00
Leviticus According to the Syriac Peshitta Version with English Translation
Series: Surath Kthob 3
ISBN: 978-1-4632-0468-6
This volume is part of a series of English translations of the Syriac Peshi?ta along with the Syriac text carried out by an international team of scholars.
$150.00 $90.00
Samuel 1&2 According to the Syriac Peshitta with English Translation
English Translation by Donald M. Walter & Gillian Greenberg; Text Prepared by George Anton Kiraz & Joseph Bali
Series: Surath Kthob 8
ISBN: 978-1-4632-0423-5
This volume is part of a series of English translations of the Syriac Peshitta along with the Syriac text carried out by an international team of scholars.
$150.00 $90.00
The Book of Acts According to the Syriac Peshitta Version with English Translation
English Translation by Robert A. Kitchen; Text Prepared by George Anton Kiraz
Series: Surath Kthob 31
ISBN: 978-1-61143-932-8
This volume is part of a series of English translations of the Syriac Peshitta along with the Syriac text carried out by an international team of scholars.
$150.00 $90.00
Revelation According to the Syriac Version with English Translation
English Translation by Jerome Alan Lund; Text Prepared by George Anton Kiraz
Series: Surath Kthob 35
ISBN: 978-1-4632-0413-6
This volume is part of a series of English translations of the Syriac Peshitta along with the Syriac text carried out by an international team of scholars. Although the book of Revelation is not part of the Peshitta, it was translated into Syriac at a later date and added to the Harqlean version.
$150.00 $90.00
The Gospel of John According to the Syriac Peshitta Version with English Translation
Series: Surath Kthob 30
ISBN: 978-1-4632-0412-9
This volume is part of a series of English translations of the Syriac Peshiṭta along with the Syriac text carried out by an international team of scholars. Childers has translated the Peshiṭta of John, while Kiraz has prepared the Syriac text in the west Syriac script, fully vocalized and pointed. The translation and the Syriac text are presented on facing pages so that both can be studied together. All readers are catered for: those wanting to read the text in English, those wanting to improve their grasp of Syriac by reading the original language along with a translation, and those wanting to focus on a fully vocalized Syriac text.
$150.00 $90.00
Romans and Corinthians 1/2 According to the Syriac Peshitta Version with English Translation
English Translation by Daniel King; Text Prepared by George Anton Kiraz
Series: Surath Kthob 33
ISBN: 978-1-61143-963-2
This volume is part of a series of English translations of the Syriac Peshitta along with the Syriac text carried out by an international team of scholars.
$150.00 $90.00
The Gospel of Luke According to the Syriac Peshitta Version with English Translation
English Translation by Jeff W. Childers; Text Prepared by George Anton Kiraz
Series: Surath Kthob 29
ISBN: 978-1-4632-0241-5
This volume is part of a series of English translations of the Syriac Peshiṭta along with the Syriac text carried out by an international team of scholars. Childers has translated the Peshiṭta of Luke, while Kiraz has prepared the Syriac text in the west Syriac script, fully vocalized and pointed. The translation and the Syriac text are presented on facing pages so that both can be studied together. All readers are catered for: those wanting to read the text in English, those wanting to improve their grasp of Syriac by reading the original language along with a translation, and those wanting to focus on a fully vocalized Syriac text.
$150.00 $90.00
Deuteronomy According to the Syriac Peshitta Version with English Translation
Series: Surath Kthob 5
ISBN: 978-1-61143-930-4
This volume is part of a series of English translations of the Syriac Peshitta along with the Syriac text carried out by an international team of scholars.
$150.00 $90.00
The New Syriac Primer, 2nd Edition
Series: Gorgias Handbooks 9
ISBN: 978-1-59333-325-6
A truly useful introduction to the Syriac language is a rare find. This practical initiation to the study of this ancient language of the Christian church speaks with clarity and authority. A fruitful integration of scholarly introduction and practical application, this primer is more than a simple grammar or syntactic introduction to the language. Writing in a style designed for beginners, Kiraz avoids technical language and strives for a reader-friendly inductive approach. Readings from actual Syriac texts allow the student to experience the language first hand and the basics of the grammar of the language are ably explained. The book comes with downloadable material so that readers may listen to all reading sentences and text passages in the book.
$48.00
Jeremiah According to the Syriac Peshitta Version with English Translation
English Translation by Gillian Greenberg & Donald M. Walter; Text Prepared by George Anton Kiraz & Joseph Bali
Series: Surath Kthob 22
ISBN: 978-1-61143-892-5
This volume is part of a series of English translations of the Syriac Peshitta carried out by an international team of scholars. The fully vocalized and pointed Syriac text, and the English translation, are presented on facing pages so that both can be studied together. Much supplementary information is given in annotations, Addenda, and Appendices.
$150.00 $90.00
Galatians to Philemon According to the Syriac Peshitta Version with English Translation
English Translation by J. Edward Walters; Text Prepared by George Anton Kiraz
Series: Surath Kthob 34
ISBN: 978-1-61143-893-2
This volume is part of a series of English translations of the Syriac Peshitta along with the Syriac text carried out by an international team of scholars.
$150.00 $90.00
Lamen., Prayer & Ep of Jer, 1/2 Ep of Baruch According to the Syriac Peshitta with Eng. Tr.
English Translation by Donald M. Walter & Gillian Greenberg; Text Prepared by George Anton Kiraz & Joseph Bali
Series: Surath Kthob 23
ISBN: 978-1-4632-0230-9
This volume is part of a series of English translations of the Syriac Peshitta carried out by an international team of scholars. The fully vocalized and pointed Syriac text, and the English translation, are presented on facing pages so that both can be studied together. Supplementary information is given in annotations, Addenda, and Appendices.
$150.00 $90.00
The Gospel of Mark According to the Syriac Peshitta Version with English Translation
English Translation by Jeff W. Childers; Text Prepared by George Anton Kiraz
Series: Surath Kthob 28
ISBN: 978-1-61719-561-7
This volume is part of a series of English translations of the Syriac Peshiṭta along with the Syriac text carried out by an international team of scholars. Childers has translated the Peshiṭta of Mark, while Kiraz has prepared the Syriac text in the west Syriac script, fully vocalized and pointed. The translation and the Syriac text are presented on facing pages so that both can be studied together. All readers are catered for: those wanting to read the text in English, those wanting to improve their grasp of Syriac by reading the original language along with a translation, and those wanting to focus on a fully vocalized Syriac text.
$150.00 $90.00
The Book of the 12 Prophets According to the Syriac Peshitta Version with English Translation
Translation by Donald M. Walter & Gillian Greenberg; Text Prepared by George Anton Kiraz & Joseph Bali
Series: Surath Kthob 26
ISBN: 978-1-4632-0177-7
This volume is part of a series of English translations of the Syriac Peshiṭta along with the Syriac text carried out by an international team of scholars. Greenberg and Walter have produced an annotated translation of the Peshiṭta version of The Twelve Minor Prophets, while Kiraz and Bali have edited the Peshiṭta text. The English translation and the Syriac text are shown on facing pages so that both can be studied together.
$150.00 $90.00
Syriac Orthography (A Grammar of the Syriac Language, Volume 1)
ISBN: 978-1-4632-0183-8
This volume, the first in a comprehensive grammar of the Syriac language, is a thematic presentation of orthography in the Syriac grammatical tradition, bringing the study of Syriac writing closer to modern linguistic accounts of writing systems.
$75.00
The Gospel of Matthew According to the Syriac Peshitta Version with English Translation
English Translation by Jeff W. Childers; Text Prepared by George Anton Kiraz
Series: Surath Kthob 27
ISBN: 978-1-4632-0174-6
This volume is part of a series of English translations of the Syriac Peshiṭta along with the Syriac text carried out by an international team of scholars. Childers has translated the Peshiṭta of Matthew, while Kiraz has prepared the Syriac text in the west Syriac script, fully vocalized and pointed. The translation and the Syriac text are presented on facing pages so that both can be studied together. All readers are catered for: those wanting to read the text in English, those wanting to improve their grasp of Syriac by reading the original language along with a translation, and those wanting to focus on a fully vocalized Syriac text.
$150.00 $90.00
The Book of Isaiah According to the Syriac Peshitta Version with English Translation
English Translation by Gillian Greenberg & Donald M. Walter; Text Prepared by George Anton Kiraz & Joseph Bali
Series: Surath Kthob 21
ISBN: 978-1-4632-0155-5
A new English translation of the Syriac Peshitta along with the Syriac text carried out by an international team of scholars. Greenberg and Walter have produced an annotated translation of the Peshitta version of the Book of Isaiah, while Kiraz and Bali have edited the Peshitta text. The English translation and the Syriac text are shown on facing pages so that both can be studied together.
$150.00 $90.00
From Ugarit to Nabataea
Studies in Honor of John F. Healey
Edited by George Anton Kiraz & Zeyad Al-Salameen
Series: Gorgias Ugaritic Studies 6
ISBN: 978-1-4632-0180-7
From Ugarit to Nabataea is a collection of articles on the texts and cultures of various Near and Middle Eastern societies such as Ugarit, Ancient North Arabia, Nabatea, Palmyra, Edessa, the monasteries of Mesopotamia, and modern day Syriac-speaking communities. They include discussion of the religious beliefs, iconography, epigraphy, architecture and language of these societies – fields to which John F. Healey has contributed in his long, distinguished and varied career.
$160.00 $96.00
Hugoye - Journal of Syriac Studies (volume 14)
2011
General Editor George Anton Kiraz
Series: Hugoye: Journal of Syriac Studies 14
ISBN: 978-1-61143-926-7
Widely regarded as a premier journal dedicated to the study of Syriac, Hugoye: Journal of Syriac Studies was established in 1998 as a venue devoted exclusively to the discipline. An organ of Beth Mardutho, the Syriac Institute, the journal appears semi-annually and will be printed in annual editions. A peer-reviewed journal, Hugoye is a respected academic source for up-to-date information about the state of Syriac studies and for discovering what is going on in the field. Contributors include some of the most respected names in the world of Syriac today.
$75.00 $45.00
Index of Notable Persons in the Syriac Tradition within Select Arabic Sources
An Adaptation of G. Kiraz’s Catalogue at the Beth Mardutho Research Library
Compiled by Emilee Walker Cornetta; Foreword by George Anton Kiraz
Series: Gorgias Handbooks 24
ISBN: 978-1-4632-0162-3
This volume contains the contents of George Kiraz’s catalogue of over 1300 people and places related to the Syriac tradition, expanded to include Latin names and citations as well as references to the Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage.
$106.00 $63.60