The article reviews the memoir of Rev. George Burder. The reviewer outlines the reverend’s family, his entrance to the ministry, his shift into missionary work, his preaching, and his hardships. The reviewer judges his style and persona.

This article introduces and translates “A Treatise on the Parables of our Lord” by Rev. Fredrick Gustavus Lisco of Berlin. The treatise defines and traces the history of parables. Using critical sources, he explores New Testament parables.

The article describes and critiques the authenticity of the epistles of Ignatius. The author claims that the illegitimacy of letters that speak of prelacy erodes the basis for Episcopacy and Presbyterianism.

In volume 1 of his Syriac Grammar, Mor Philoxenos Yuhanon Dolbani presents an introduction to the rules of Syriac grammar and pronunciation. The book is organized into brief chapters that introduce new concepts, and each chapter includes questions and exercises.

In volume 2 of his Syriac Grammar, Mor Philoxenos Yuhanon Dolbani introduces grammatical concepts for more advanced students. The book is organized into brief chapters that introduce new concepts, and each chapter includes questions and exercises.

In response to the various events of the twentieth century that resulted in the loss of both property and lives in the region of Tur Abdin, H. Numan Aydin offers a series of laments for the monasteries of the region.