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CatalogThe Book of Steps (28)

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ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܥܶܣܪܺܝܢ ܘܰܬܪ̈ܶܝܢ ܕܥܰܠ ܕܺܝܢ̈ܶܐ ܕܠܳܐ ܚܳܐܶܝܢ ܒܗܽܘܢ ܥܳܒ̈ܽܘܕܰܝܗܽܘܢ
Memra 22: On the Judgments That Do Not Save Those Who Observe Them - ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܥܶܣܪܺܝܢ ܘܰܬܪ̈ܶܝܢ ܕܥܰܠ ܕܺܝܢ̈ܶܐ ܕܠܳܐ ܚܳܐܶܝܢ ܒܗܽܘܢ ܥܳܒ̈ܽܘܕܰܝܗܽܘܢ by Anonymous “Memra 22: On the Judgments That Do Not Save Those Who Observe Them - ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܥܶܣܪܺܝܢ ܘܰܬܪ̈ܶܝܢ ܕܥܰܠ ܕܺܝܢ̈ܶܐ ܕܠܳܐ ܚܳܐܶܝܢ ܒܗܽܘܢ ܥܳܒ̈ܽܘܕܰܝܗܽܘܢ.” Based upon Robert Kitchen and Martien Parmentier eds., The Syriac Book of Steps vol. 3 , Texts from Christian Late Antiquity,vol. 12c (Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press, 2014) . Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified May 31, 2017. https://syriaccorpus.org/209.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/209
ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܥܶܣܪܺܝܢ ܘܬܶܫܥܳܐ ܕܥܰܠ ܟܽܘܒܳܫ ܦܰܓܪܳܐ
Memra 29: On the Discipline of the Body - ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܥܶܣܪܺܝܢ ܘܬܶܫܥܳܐ ܕܥܰܠ ܟܽܘܒܳܫ ܦܰܓܪܳܐ by Anonymous “Memra 29: On the Discipline of the Body - ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܥܶܣܪܺܝܢ ܘܬܶܫܥܳܐ ܕܥܰܠ ܟܽܘܒܳܫ ܦܰܓܪܳܐ.” Based upon Robert Kitchen and Martien Parmentier eds., The Syriac Book of Steps vol. 3 , Texts from Christian Late Antiquity,vol. 12c (Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press, 2014) . Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified May 31, 2017. https://syriaccorpus.org/216.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/216
ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܥܶܣܪ̈ܺܝܢ ܡܰܣ̈ܩܳܬܳܐ ܩܰܫܝ̈ܳܬܳܐ ܕܺܐܝܬ ܒܽܐܘܪܚܳܐ ܕܰܡܕܺܝܢ̱ܬܶܗ ܕܡܳܪܰܢ
Memra 20: On the Difficult Steps that are on the Road of the City of Our Lord - ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܥܶܣܪ̈ܺܝܢ ܡܰܣ̈ܩܳܬܳܐ ܩܰܫܝ̈ܳܬܳܐ ܕܺܐܝܬ ܒܽܐܘܪܚܳܐ ܕܰܡܕܺܝܢ̱ܬܶܗ ܕܡܳܪܰܢ by Anonymous “Memra 20: On the Difficult Steps that are on the Road of the City of Our Lord - ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܥܶܣܪ̈ܺܝܢ ܡܰܣ̈ܩܳܬܳܐ ܩܰܫܝ̈ܳܬܳܐ ܕܺܐܝܬ ܒܽܐܘܪܚܳܐ ܕܰܡܕܺܝܢ̱ܬܶܗ ܕܡܳܪܰܢ.” 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/207.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/207
ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܫܰܒܥܳܐ ܕܥܰܠ ܦܽܘܩܕ̈ܳܢܶܐ ܕܟܺܐܢ̈ܶܐ
Memra 7: On the Commandments of the Upright - ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܫܰܒܥܳܐ ܕܥܰܠ ܦܽܘܩܕ̈ܳܢܶܐ ܕܟܺܐܢ̈ܶܐ by Anonymous “Memra 7: On the Commandments of the Upright - ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܫܰܒܥܳܐ ܕܥܰܠ ܦܽܘܩܕ̈ܳܢܶܐ ܕܟܺܐܢ̈ܶܐ.” Based upon Robert Kitchen ed., The Syriac Book of Steps vol. 1 , Texts from Christian Late Antiquity,vol. 12 (Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press, 2009) . Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified May 31, 2017. https://syriaccorpus.org/194.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/194
ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܰܫܒܰܥܬܰܥܣܰܪ ܕܥܰܠ ܚܰܫܰܘ̈ܗ̱ܝ ܕܡܳܪܰܢ ܕܰܗܘܳܐ ܠܰܢ ܒܗܽܘܢ ܚܰܘܪܳܐ
Memra 17: On the Sufferings of Our Lord Who Became Through Them an Example for Us - ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܰܫܒܰܥܬܰܥܣܰܪ ܕܥܰܠ ܚܰܫܰܘ̈ܗ̱ܝ ܕܡܳܪܰܢ ܕܰܗܘܳܐ ܠܰܢ ܒܗܽܘܢ ܚܰܘܪܳܐ by Anonymous “Memra 17: On the Sufferings of Our Lord Who Became Through Them an Example for Us - ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܰܫܒܰܥܬܰܥܣܰܪ ܕܥܰܠ ܚܰܫܰܘ̈ܗ̱ܝ ܕܡܳܪܰܢ ܕܰܗܘܳܐ ܠܰܢ ܒܗܽܘܢ ܚܰܘܪܳܐ.” 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/204.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/204
ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܶܫܬܳܐ ܕܥܰܠ ܐ̱ܢܳܫ ܕܡܶܬܓܡܰܪ ܘܝܳܪܶܒ
Memra 6: On Those Who Are Made Perfect and Continue to Grow - ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܶܫܬܳܐ ܕܥܰܠ ܐ̱ܢܳܫ ܕܡܶܬܓܡܰܪ ܘܝܳܪܶܒ by Anonymous “Memra 6: On Those Who Are Made Perfect and Continue to Grow - ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܶܫܬܳܐ ܕܥܰܠ ܐ̱ܢܳܫ ܕܡܶܬܓܡܰܪ ܘܝܳܪܶܒ.” Based upon Robert Kitchen ed., The Syriac Book of Steps vol. 1 , Texts from Christian Late Antiquity,vol. 12 (Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press, 2009) . Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified May 31, 2017. https://syriaccorpus.org/193.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/193
ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܫܶܬܬܰܥܣܰܪ ܕܥܰܠ ܕܰܐܝܟܰܢ ܝܳܪܶܒ ܐ̱ܢܳܫ ܡܶܢ ܦܽܘܩ̈ܕܳܢܶܐ ܪܰܘܪ̈ܒܶܐ
Memra 16: On How a Person May Surpass the Major Commandments - ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܫܶܬܬܰܥܣܰܪ ܕܥܰܠ ܕܰܐܝܟܰܢ ܝܳܪܶܒ ܐ̱ܢܳܫ ܡܶܢ ܦܽܘܩ̈ܕܳܢܶܐ ܪܰܘܪ̈ܒܶܐ by Anonymous “Memra 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
ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܰܬܠܳܬܳܐ ܕܥܰܠ ܬܶܫܡܶܫܬܳܐ ܦܰܓܪܳܢܳܝܬܳܐ ܘܪܽܘܚܳܢܳܝܬܳܐ
Memra 3: The Physical And the Spiritual Ministry - ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܰܬܠܳܬܳܐ ܕܥܰܠ ܬܶܫܡܶܫܬܳܐ ܦܰܓܪܳܢܳܝܬܳܐ ܘܪܽܘܚܳܢܳܝܬܳܐ by Anonymous “Memra 3: The Physical And the Spiritual Ministry - ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܰܬܠܳܬܳܐ ܕܥܰܠ ܬܶܫܡܶܫܬܳܐ ܦܰܓܪܳܢܳܝܬܳܐ ܘܪܽܘܚܳܢܳܝܬܳܐ.” Based upon Robert Kitchen ed., The Syriac Book of Steps vol. 1 , Texts from Christian Late Antiquity,vol. 12 (Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press, 2009) . Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified May 30, 2017. https://syriaccorpus.org/190.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/190
ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܰܬܠܳܬܺܝܢ. ܕܥܰܠ ܦܽܘܩܕ̈ܳܢܶܐ ܕܗܰܝܡܳܢܽܘܬܳܐ ܘܰܕܚܽܘܒܳܐ ܕܺܝܚܺܝ̈ܕܳܝܶܐ
Memra 30: On the Commandments of Faith and the Love of the Solitaries - ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܰܬܠܳܬܺܝܢ. ܕܥܰܠ ܦܽܘܩܕ̈ܳܢܶܐ ܕܗܰܝܡܳܢܽܘܬܳܐ ܘܰܕܚܽܘܒܳܐ ܕܺܝܚܺܝ̈ܕܳܝܶܐ by Anonymous “Memra 30: On the Commandments of Faith and the Love of the Solitaries - ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܰܬܠܳܬܺܝܢ. ܕܥܰܠ ܦܽܘܩܕ̈ܳܢܶܐ ܕܗܰܝܡܳܢܽܘܬܳܐ ܘܰܕܚܽܘܒܳܐ ܕܺܝܚܺܝ̈ܕܳܝܶܐ.” Based upon Robert Kitchen and Martien Parmentier eds., The Syriac Book of Steps vol. 3 , Texts from Christian Late Antiquity,vol. 12c (Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press, 2014) . Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified May 31, 2017. https://syriaccorpus.org/217.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/217
ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܰܬܠܳܬܰܥܣܰܪ ܕܺܝܠܶܗ ܕܥܰܠ ܕܽܘܒܳܪ̈ܶܐ ܕܟܺܐܢ̈ܶܐ
Memra 13: By the Same Author on the Ways of the Upright - ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܰܬܠܳܬܰܥܣܰܪ ܕܺܝܠܶܗ ܕܥܰܠ ܕܽܘܒܳܪ̈ܶܐ ܕܟܺܐܢ̈ܶܐ by Anonymous “Memra 13: By the Same Author on the Ways of the Upright - ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܰܬܠܳܬܰܥܣܰܪ ܕܺܝܠܶܗ ܕܥܰܠ ܕܽܘܒܳܪ̈ܶܐ ܕܟܺܐܢ̈ܶܐ.” 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/200.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/200
ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܰܬܡܳܢܝܳܐ ܕܥܰܠ ܡܰܢ ܕܡܰܘܟܶܠ ܟܽܠ ܕܰܩܢܶܐ ܠܡܶܣ̈ܟܺܢܶܐ
Memra 8: On One Who Gives All He Has to Feed the Poor - ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܰܬܡܳܢܝܳܐ ܕܥܰܠ ܡܰܢ ܕܡܰܘܟܶܠ ܟܽܠ ܕܰܩܢܶܐ ܠܡܶܣ̈ܟܺܢܶܐ by Anonymous “Memra 8: On One Who Gives All He Has to Feed the Poor - ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܰܬܡܳܢܝܳܐ ܕܥܰܠ ܡܰܢ ܕܡܰܘܟܶܠ ܟܽܠ ܕܰܩܢܶܐ ܠܡܶܣ̈ܟܺܢܶܐ.” Based upon Robert Kitchen ed., The Syriac Book of Steps vol. 1 , Texts from Christian Late Antiquity,vol. 12 (Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press, 2009) . Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified May 31, 2017. https://syriaccorpus.org/195.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/195
ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܰܬܡܳܢܬܰܥܣܰܪ ܕܥܰܠ ܕܶܡ̈ܥܶܐ ܕܰܨܠܽܘܬܳܐ
Memra 18: On the Tears of Prayer - ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܰܬܡܳܢܬܰܥܣܰܪ ܕܥܰܠ ܕܶܡ̈ܥܶܐ ܕܰܨܠܽܘܬܳܐ by Anonymous “Memra 18: On the Tears of Prayer - ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܰܬܡܳܢܬܰܥܣܰܪ ܕܥܰܠ ܕܶܡ̈ܥܶܐ ܕܰܨܠܽܘܬܳܐ.” 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/205.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/205
ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܰܬܪܶܝܢ ܕܥܰܠ ܐܰܝܠܶܝܢ ܕܨܳܒܶܝܢ ܕܢܶܬܓܰܡܪܽܘܢ
Memra 2: About Those Who Want to Become Perfect - ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܰܬܪܶܝܢ ܕܥܰܠ ܐܰܝܠܶܝܢ ܕܨܳܒܶܝܢ ܕܢܶܬܓܰܡܪܽܘܢ by Anonymous “Memra 2: About Those Who Want to Become Perfect - ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܰܬܪܶܝܢ ܕܥܰܠ ܐܰܝܠܶܝܢ ܕܨܳܒܶܝܢ ܕܢܶܬܓܰܡܪܽܘܢ.” Based upon Robert Kitchen ed., The Syriac Book of Steps vol. 1 , Texts from Christian Late Antiquity,vol. 12 (Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press, 2009) . Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified May 30, 2017. https://syriaccorpus.org/189.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/189