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+   Ambrose (Ps.-Justin Martyr) (1 works)
Hypomnemata: Against the Greeks - ܗܘܦܡܢܡܛܐ by Ambrose (Ps.-Justin Martyr)Ambrose (Ps.-Justin Martyr). “Hypomnemata: Against the Greeks - ܗܘܦܡܢܡܛܐ.” Based upon William Cureton ed., Spicilegium Syriacum (London: Rivington, 1855). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified December 4, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/525.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/525
+   Anonymous (104 works)
Odes of Solomon: Ode 18 by AnonymousOdes of Solomon: Ode 18.” Based upon James H. Charlesworth ed., The Odes of Solomon: The Syriac Texts (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1973). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified July 6, 2017. https://syriaccorpus.org/161.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/161
Martyrdom of Miles and his Companions - ܤܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܡܝܠܣ ܐܲܦܸܤܦܘܿܦܵܐ ܕܫܘܿܫܲܢ: ܘܕܼܵܐܒܿܘܼܪܤܵܡ ܩܲܫܝܼܫܵܐ: ܘܲܕܼܤܝܼܢܲܝ ܡܫܲܡܫܵܢܵܐ. ܒܫܘܼܪܵܝܹܗ ܕܲܪܕܼܘܼܦܝܲܢ by AnonymousMartyrdom of Miles and his Companions - ܤܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܡܝܠܣ ܐܲܦܸܤܦܘܿܦܵܐ ܕܫܘܿܫܲܢ: ܘܕܼܵܐܒܿܘܼܪܤܵܡ ܩܲܫܝܼܫܵܐ: ܘܲܕܼܤܝܼܢܲܝ ܡܫܲܡܫܵܢܵܐ. ܒܫܘܼܪܵܝܹܗ ܕܲܪܕܼܘܼܦܝܲܢ .” Based upon Paul Bedjan ed., Acta martyrum et sanctorum (Parisiis; Lipsiae: Harrasssowitz, 1890). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified November 7, 2018. https://syriaccorpus.org/489.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/489
Cause of all Causes: Book 2 - ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪܝܢ ܕܥܠ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܕܫܪܪܐ by AnonymousCause of all Causes: Book 2 - ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪܝܢ ܕܥܠ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܕܫܪܪܐ.” Based upon C. Kayser ed., Das Buch von der Erkenntniss der Wahrheit oder der Ursache aller Ursachen (Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs’sche Buchhandlung, 1889). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified November 30, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/507.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/507
Odes of Solomon: Ode 23 by AnonymousOdes of Solomon: Ode 23.” Based upon James H. Charlesworth ed., The Odes of Solomon: The Syriac Texts (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1973). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified July 6, 2017. https://syriaccorpus.org/166.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/166
Memra 16: On How a Person May Surpass the Major Commandments - ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܫܶܬܬܰܥܣܰܪ ܕܥܰܠ ܕܰܐܝܟܰܢ ܝܳܪܶܒ ܐ̱ܢܳܫ ܡܶܢ ܦܽܘܩ̈ܕܳܢܶܐ ܪܰܘܪ̈ܒܶܐ by AnonymousMemra 16: On How a Person May Surpass the Major Commandments - ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܫܶܬܬܰܥܣܰܪ ܕܥܰܠ ܕܰܐܝܟܰܢ ܝܳܪܶܒ ܐ̱ܢܳܫ ܡܶܢ ܦܽܘܩ̈ܕܳܢܶܐ ܪܰܘܪ̈ܒܶܐ.” Based upon Robert Kitchen and Martien Parmentier eds., The Syriac Book of Steps vol. 2 , Texts from Christian Late Antiquity,vol. 12b (Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press, 2011) . Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified May 31, 2017. https://syriaccorpus.org/203.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/203
+   Aphrahat (24 works)
Demonstration 8: On the Resurrection of the Dead - ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܚܝܬ ܡܝ̈ܬܐ by AphrahatAphrahat. “Demonstration 8: On the Resurrection of the Dead - ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܚܝܬ ܡܝ̈ܬܐ.” Based upon Jean Parisot ed., Aphraatis Sapientis Persae Demonstrationes, Patrologia Syriaca,vol. 1.1 (Paris: Firmin-Didot, 1894) . Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified April 26, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/8.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/8
Demonstration 6: On the Bnay Qyama - ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܒ̈ܢܝ ܩܝܡܐ by AphrahatAphrahat. “Demonstration 6: On the Bnay Qyama - ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܒ̈ܢܝ ܩܝܡܐ .” Based upon Jean Parisot ed., Aphraatis Sapientis Persae Demonstrationes, Patrologia Syriaca,vol. 1.1 (Paris: Firmin-Didot, 1894) . Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified April 26, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/6.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/6
Demonstration 1: On Faith - ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ by AphrahatAphrahat. “Demonstration 1: On Faith - ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ.” Based upon Jean Parisot ed., Aphraatis Sapientis Persae Demonstrationes, Patrologia Syriaca,vol. 1.1 (Paris: Firmin-Didot, 1894) . Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified April 26, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/1.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/1
Demonstration 18: Against the Jews, On Virginity and Holiness - ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ ܘܥܠ ܒܬܘܠܘܬܐ ܘܩܕܝܫܘܬܐ by AphrahatAphrahat. “Demonstration 18: Against the Jews, On Virginity and Holiness - ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ ܘܥܠ ܒܬܘܠܘܬܐ ܘܩܕܝܫܘܬܐ.” Based upon Jean Parisot ed., Aphraatis Sapientis Persae Demonstrationes, Patrologia Syriaca,vol. 1.1 (Paris: Firmin-Didot, 1894) . Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified April 26, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/18.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/18
Demonstration 16: On the Peoples, who have replaced the People - ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܡܡ̈ܐ ܕܗܘܘ ܚܠܦ ܥܡܐ by AphrahatAphrahat. “Demonstration 16: On the Peoples, who have replaced the People - ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܡܡ̈ܐ ܕܗܘܘ ܚܠܦ ܥܡܐ .” Based upon Jean Parisot ed., Aphraatis Sapientis Persae Demonstrationes, Patrologia Syriaca,vol. 1.1 (Paris: Firmin-Didot, 1894) . Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified April 26, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/16.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/16
+   Balai of Balsh (2 works)
On Bishop Acacius - ܥܠ ܡܪܝ ܐܩܩ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐܚܕܬܝܬ ܒܩܢܫܪܝܢ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ by Balai of BalshBalai of Balsh. “On Bishop Acacius - ܥܠ ܡܪܝ ܐܩܩ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐܚܕܬܝܬ ܒܩܢܫܪܝܢ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ.” Based upon Julian Joseph Overbeck ed., S. Ephraemi Syri, Rabulae episcopi Edesseni, Balaei aliorumque Opera selecta e codicibus syriacis manuscriptis in museo Britannico et bibliotheca Bodleiana asservatis primus (Oxonii [Oxford]: Clarendoniano, 1865). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified November 30, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/504.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/504
On the Dedication of the Church as Qenneshrin - ܥܠ ܚܘܕܬܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܕܐܬܼܒܢܝܬ ܚܕܬܝܬ ܒܩܢܫܪܝܢ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ by Balai of BalshBalai of Balsh. “On the Dedication of the Church as Qenneshrin - ܥܠ ܚܘܕܬܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܕܐܬܼܒܢܝܬ ܚܕܬܝܬ ܒܩܢܫܪܝܢ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ.” Based upon Julian Joseph Overbeck ed., S. Ephraemi Syri, Rabulae episcopi Edesseni, Balaei aliorumque Opera selecta e codicibus syriacis manuscriptis in museo Britannico et bibliotheca Bodleiana asservatis primus (Oxonii [Oxford]: Clarendoniano, 1865). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified November 30, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/503.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/503
+   Bardaisan (1 works)
Book of the Laws of the Countries - ܟܬܒܐ ܕܢܡ̈ܘܣܐ ܕܐܬܪ̈ܘܬܐ by BardaisanBardaisan. “Book of the Laws of the Countries - ܟܬܒܐ ܕܢܡ̈ܘܣܐ ܕܐܬܪ̈ܘܬܐ.” Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified May 15, 2017. https://syriaccorpus.org/186.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/186