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CatalogThe Book of Steps (28)

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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
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
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
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
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 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
Memra 9: On Uprightness and the Love of the Upright and the Prophets - ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܬܶܫܥܳܐ ܥܰܠ ܟܺܐܢܽܘܬܳܐ ܘܥܰܠ ܚܽܘܒܳܐ ܕܟܺܐܢ̈ܶܐ ܘܕܰܢܒܺܝ̈ܶܐ by Anonymous “Memra 9: On Uprightness and the Love of the Upright and the Prophets - ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܬܶܫܥܳܐ ܥܰܠ ܟܺܐܢܽܘܬܳܐ ܘܥܰܠ ܚܽܘܒܳܐ ܕܟܺܐܢ̈ܶܐ ܘܕܰܢܒܺܝ̈ܶܐ.” 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/196.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/196
Memra 1 - ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܩܰܕܡܳܝܳܐ by Anonymous “Memra 1 - ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܩܰܕܡܳܝܳܐ.” 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 April 26, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/188.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/188
Book of Steps Preface - ܡܰܡܠ̱ܠܳܐ by Anonymous “Book of Steps Preface - ܡܰܡܠ̱ܠܳܐ.” 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/218.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/218