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CatalogThe Book of Steps (28)

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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
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
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
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
Memra 28: On the Fact That the Human Soul is Not Identical With the Blood - ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܥܶܣܪܺܝܢ ܘܰܬܡܳܢܝܳܐ ܕܥܰܠ ܢܰܦܫܳܐ ܕܒܰܪܢܳܫܳܐ ܕܠܳܐ ܗܘܳܬ ܕܡܳܐ by Anonymous “Memra 28: On the Fact That the Human Soul is Not Identical With the Blood - ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܥܶܣܪܺܝܢ ܘܰܬܡܳܢܝܳܐ ܕܥܰܠ ܢܰܦܫܳܐ ܕܒܰܪܢܳܫܳܐ ܕܠܳܐ ܗܘܳܬ ܕܡܳܐ.” 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/215.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/215
Memra 25: On the Voice of God and of Satan - ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܥܶܣܪܺܝܢ ܘܚܰܡܫܳܐ ܕܥܰܠ ܒܰܪ̱ܬ ܩܳܠܳܐ ܕܰܐܠܳܗܳܐ ܘܰܕܤܳܛܳܢܳܐ by Anonymous “Memra 25: On the Voice of God and of Satan - ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܥܶܣܪܺܝܢ ܘܚܰܡܫܳܐ ܕܥܰܠ ܒܰܪ̱ܬ ܩܳܠܳܐ ܕܰܐܠܳܗܳܐ ܘܰܕܤܳܛܳܢܳܐ.” 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/212.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/212
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
Memra 15: On Adam's Marital Desire - ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܚܰܡܶܫܬܰܥܣܰܪ ܕܥܰܠ ܡܰܪܕܺܝܬܳܐ ܕܙܽܘܘܳܓܳܐ ܕܰܗܘܳܬ ܒܳܐܕܳܡ by Anonymous “Memra 15: On Adam's Marital Desire - ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܚܰܡܶܫܬܰܥܣܰܪ ܕܥܰܠ ܡܰܪܕܺܝܬܳܐ ܕܙܽܘܘܳܓܳܐ ܕܰܗܘܳܬ ܒܳܐܕܳܡ.” 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/202.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/202
Memra 26: On the Second Law That the Lord Established From Adam - ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܥܶܣܪܺܝܢ ܘܶܫܬܳܐ ܥܰܠ ܢܳܡܺܘܣܳܐ ܕܰܬܪܶܝܢ ܕܣܳܡ ܡܳܪܝܳܐ ܠܳܐܕܳܡ by Anonymous “Memra 26: On the Second Law That the Lord Established From Adam - ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܥܶܣܪܺܝܢ ܘܶܫܬܳܐ ܥܰܠ ܢܳܡܺܘܣܳܐ ܕܰܬܪܶܝܢ ܕܣܳܡ ܡܳܪܝܳܐ ܠܳܐܕܳܡ.” 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/213.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/213
Memra 27: About the History of the Thief Who is Saved - ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܥܶܣܪܺܝܢ ܘܫܰܒܥܳܐ ܕܥܰܠ ܫܰܪܒܳܐ ܕܓܰܝ̈ܣܶܐ by Anonymous “Memra 27: About the History of the Thief Who is Saved - ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܥܶܣܪܺܝܢ ܘܫܰܒܥܳܐ ܕܥܰܠ ܫܰܪܒܳܐ ܕܓܰܝ̈ܣܶܐ.” 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/214.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/214