The Book of Common Prayer [shhimo] of the Syrian Church (Paperback)

Be the first to review this product

A translation (from the Syriac) of the West Syriac Daily Offices, known as the book of shhimo.

Publisher: Gorgias Press LLC

Availability: In stock

SKU (ISBN): 1-59333-033-2

Formats *

Publication Status: In Print

Publication Date: Jul 8,2005

Interior Color: Black

Trim Size: 6 x 9

Page Count: 377

ISBN: 1-59333-033-2

$121.00

Qty:

In The Book of Common Prayer of the Syrian Church, Bede Griffiths, a monk of the Kurisumala Ashram in Kerala, India, presents a rich tradition of biblically based theology articulated through “a wealth of poetic beauty which has never been equaled.” Providing an English translation of the daily prayers based on the West Syrian liturgy and approved for use in the Syrian Orthodox and the Catholic Syro-Malankara Churches of South India, Griffiths carefully attends to the rich complexity of the Syriac liturgical tradition. The result is unparalleled access to a distinctively Asian tradition of Christian prayer and theology, prayer and practice, suffused with awe and wonder before the divine mysteries.

Originally printed in India, and available only in very limited circulation, Gorgias Press is pleased to introduce Western and worldwide audiences to this rare treasure of the Christian East, presenting Bede Griffiths’ The Book of Common Prayer of the Syrian Church to a wide English-language readership of students, scholars, clergy, and laity.

Overview
Reviews
Contact Us
About the Author
Table Of Contents

Your name *

Your email *

Subject: *

Enquiry *

	Contributor
	Bede Griffiths

Prayers (Ramsho, Sutoro, Lilyo, Saphro, 3rd Hour, 6th Hour, 9th Hour) for Monday
Prayers (Ramsho, Sutoro, Lilyo, Saphro, 3rd Hour, 6th Hour, 9th Hour) for Tuesday
Prayers (Ramsho, Sutoro, Lilyo, Saphro, 3rd Hour, 6th Hour, 9th Hour) for Wednesday
Prayers (Ramsho, Sutoro, Lilyo, Saphro, 3rd Hour, 6th Hour, 9th Hour) for Thursday
Prayers (Ramsho, Sutoro, Lilyo, Saphro, 3rd Hour, 6th Hour, 9th Hour) for Friday
Prayers (Ramsho, Sutoro, Lilyo, Saphro, 3rd Hour, 6th Hour, 9th Hour) for Saturday
Prayers (Ramsho, Sutoro, Lilyo, Saphro, 3rd Hour, 6th Hour, 9th Hour) for Sunday

Customers who bought this item also bought

The Works of Cyrillona

Edited and Translated by Carl Griffin

Series: Texts from Christian Late Antiquity 48

ISBN: 978-1-4632-0606-2

Cyrillona (fl. 396) has been ranked among the foremost early Syriac poets since his work was rediscovered by scholars in the mid-19th century. His Holy Week discourses on the Last Supper, the Washing of the Feet, and the Institution of the Eucharist have become particularly well-known to western readers through quotations by such diverse authors as Hugo Rahner and Photina Rech. This volume presents the first modern critical edition of Cyrillona’s Syriac works together with the first complete English translation.

$60.00

Jacob of Sarug’s Homily on the Transfiguration of Our Lord

Metrical Homilies of Mar Jacob of Sarug

Translation and Introduction by Thomas Kollamparampil

Series: Texts from Christian Late Antiquity 13

ISBN: 978-1-59333-934-0

This edition of Mar Jacob of Sarug's (d. 521) homily on the Transfiguration emphasizes the unity of the Old and New Testament. Jacob focuses on the symbolism of the apostles Jesus brings with him. Moses, the head of prophecy, and John, the beauty of apostleship, come together and Elijah and Simon are joined so that the keys Peter received over creation might be ratified. The volume constitutes a fascicle of The Metrical Homilies of Mar Jacob of Sarug, which, when complete, will contain the original Syriac text of Jacob's surviving sermons, fully vocalized, alongside an annotated English translation.

$36.00

John the Solitary on the Soul

Translation and Introduction by Mary T. Hansbury

Series: Texts from Christian Late Antiquity 32

ISBN: 978-1-60724-044-0

In this treatise, John the Solitary (ca. 390) enters into a dialogue with two disciples who have come past the beginning stage of the spiritual life and have brought him their struggle against the passions in the life of the inner person (barnâšâ gawwâyâ). John’s description of the life of the soul is outlined here in a framework of the stages of the spiritual life. Included is his analysis of the passions, showing very little if any Evagrian influence. The Dialogue on the Soul is a difficult text. It is hoped that this Syriac-English presentation will enable others to take the discussion forward. John’s genial thought merits this.

$61.00

The Martyrdom of St Phokas of Sinope

The Syriac Version

Introduction, translation and edition by Sebastian P. Brock

Series: Texts from Christian Late Antiquity 31

ISBN: 978-1-4632-0189-0

The fame of the martyr St. Phokas, first bishop of Sinope (on the Black Sea) and patron of seafarers, had spread to many parts of the Christian world by the fifth and sixth centuries. Although the Acts of his martyrdom under Trajan were composed in Greek, the earliest witness to them is the Syriac translation which is edited and translated here from two early manuscripts.

$34.00