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Martyrdom of Jacob and His Sister Mary, a Covenanter - ܤܵܗܕܘܼܬܼܵܐ ܕܝܥܩܘܒ ܩܲܫܝܼܫܵܐ: ܘܲܕܼܡܲܪܝܲܡ ܚܵܬܹܗܒܲܪܬܼ ܩܝܵܡܵܐ by AnonymousAnonymous. “Martyrdom of Jacob and His Sister Mary, a Covenanter - ܤܵܗܕܘܼܬܼܵܐ ܕܝܥܩܘܒ ܩܲܫܝܼܫܵܐ: ܘܲܕܼܡܲܪܝܲܡ ܚܵܬܹܗܒܲܪܬܼ ܩܝܵܡܵܐ.” Based upon Paul Bedjan ed., Acta martyrum et sanctorum (Parisiis; Lipsiae: Harrasssowitz, 1890). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified November 7, 2018. https://syriaccorpus.org/387.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/387
Martyrdom of Miles and his Companions - ܤܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܡܝܠܣ ܐܲܦܸܤܦܘܿܦܵܐ ܕܫܘܿܫܲܢ: ܘܕܼܵܐܒܿܘܼܪܤܵܡ ܩܲܫܝܼܫܵܐ: ܘܲܕܼܤܝܼܢܲܝ ܡܫܲܡܫܵܢܵܐ. ܒܫܘܼܪܵܝܹܗ ܕܲܪܕܼܘܼܦܝܲܢ by Anonymous “Martyrdom 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
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
Memra 10 - ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܥܶܣܪܳܐ by Anonymous “Memra 10 - ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܥܶܣܪܳܐ.” 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/197.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/197
Memra 11 - ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܰܚܕܰܥܣܰܪ ܕܥܰܠ ܡܰܫܡܰܥܬܳܐ ܕܰܟܬܳܒ̈ܶܐ ܘܶܐܡܰܬܝ ܕܡܶܬܩܪܶܐ ܢܳܡܽܘܣܳܐ ܩܕܳܡܰܝܢ. by Anonymous “Memra 11 - ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܰܚܕܰܥܣܰܪ ܕܥܰܠ ܡܰܫܡܰܥܬܳܐ ܕܰܟܬܳܒ̈ܶܐ ܘܶܐܡܰܬܝ ܕܡܶܬܩܪܶܐ ܢܳܡܽܘܣܳܐ ܩܕܳܡܰܝܢ..” 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/198.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/198
Memra 12: On the Hidden and Public Ministry of the Church - ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܰܬܪ̈ܶܥܣܰܪ ܕܥܰܠ ܬܶܫܡܶܫܬܳܐ ܕܥܽܕ̱ܬܳܐ ܟܣܺܝܬܳܐ ܘܰܓܠܺܝܬܳܐ by Anonymous “Memra 12: On the Hidden and Public Ministry of the Church - ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܰܬܪ̈ܶܥܣܰܪ ܕܥܰܠ ܬܶܫܡܶܫܬܳܐ ܕܥܽܕ̱ܬܳܐ ܟܣܺܝܬܳܐ ܘܰܓܠܺܝܬܳܐ.” 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/199.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/199
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 14: On the Upright and the Perfect - ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܰܐܪܒܰܥܬܰܥܣܰܪ ܕܥܰܠ ܟܺܐܢ̈ܶܐ ܘܥܰܠ ܓܡܺܝܪ̈ܶܐ by Anonymous “Memra 14: On the Upright and the Perfect - ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܰܐܪܒܰܥܬܰܥܣܰܪ ܕܥܰܠ ܟܺܐܢ̈ܶܐ ܘܥܰܠ ܓܡܺܝܪ̈ܶܐ.” 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/201.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/201
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 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