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ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܚܕܥܣܪ ܕܥܠ ܥܳܢܘܳܝܽܘܬܐ
Discourse 11: On Abstinence - ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܚܕܥܣܪ ܕܥܠ ܥܳܢܘܳܝܽܘܬܐ by Philoxenos of MabbugPhiloxenos of Mabbug. “Discourse 11: On Abstinence - ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܚܕܥܣܪ ܕܥܠ ܥܳܢܘܳܝܽܘܬܐ.” Based upon E. A. Wallis Budge ed., The Discourses of Philoxenus Bishop of Mabbôgh, A.D. 485–519, Edited from Syriac Manuscripts of the Sixth and Seventh Centuries, in the British Museum, with an English Translation. (London: Asher & Co., 1894). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified May 6, 2018. https://syriaccorpus.org/384.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/384
ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܰܚܕܰܥܣܰܪ ܕܥܰܠ ܡܰܫܡܰܥܬܳܐ ܕܰܟܬܳܒ̈ܶܐ ܘܶܐܡܰܬܝ ܕܡܶܬܩܪܶܐ ܢܳܡܽܘܣܳܐ ܩܕܳܡܰܝܢ.
Memra 11 - ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܰܚܕܰܥܣܰܪ ܕܥܰܠ ܡܰܫܡܰܥܬܳܐ ܕܰܟܬܳܒ̈ܶܐ ܘܶܐܡܰܬܝ ܕܡܶܬܩܪܶܐ ܢܳܡܽܘܣܳܐ ܩܕܳܡܰܝܢ. by AnonymousMemra 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
ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܚܰܡܫܳܐ ܕܠܽܘܩܒܰܠ ܝܽܘܠܦܳܢ̈ܶܐ ܢܟ̈ܺܝܠܶܐ
Fifth Discourse to Hypatius - ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܚܰܡܫܳܐ ܕܠܽܘܩܒܰܠ ܝܽܘܠܦܳܢ̈ܶܐ ܢܟ̈ܺܝܠܶܐ by Ephrem the SyrianEphrem the Syrian. “Fifth Discourse to Hypatius - ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܚܰܡܫܳܐ ܕܠܽܘܩܒܰܠ ܝܽܘܠܦܳܢ̈ܶܐ ܢܟ̈ܺܝܠܶܐ.” Based upon C. W. Mitchell ed., S. Ephraim's prose refutations of Mani, Marcion, and Bardaisan. Vol. 1: The Discourses Addressed to Hypatius (London: Williams and Norgate, 1912). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified December 7, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/531.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/531
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܚܡܫܐ ܕܥܠ ܦܫܝܛܘܬܐ
Discourse 5: On Simplicity - ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܚܡܫܐ ܕܥܠ ܦܫܝܛܘܬܐ by Philoxenos of MabbugPhiloxenos of Mabbug. “Discourse 5: On Simplicity - ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܚܡܫܐ ܕܥܠ ܦܫܝܛܘܬܐ.” Based upon E. A. Wallis Budge ed., The Discourses of Philoxenus Bishop of Mabbôgh, A.D. 485–519, Edited from Syriac Manuscripts of the Sixth and Seventh Centuries, in the British Museum, with an English Translation. (London: Asher & Co., 1894). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified May 6, 2018. https://syriaccorpus.org/378.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/378
ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܚܰܡܫܳܐ ܕܥܰܠ ܚܰܠܒܳܐ ܕܝܰܠ̈ܽܘܕܶܐ
Memra 5: On the Milk of the Children - ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܚܰܡܫܳܐ ܕܥܰܠ ܚܰܠܒܳܐ ܕܝܰܠ̈ܽܘܕܶܐ by AnonymousMemra 5: On the Milk of the Children - ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܚܰܡܫܳܐ ܕܥܰܠ ܚܰܠܒܳܐ ܕܝܰܠ̈ܽܘܕܶܐ.” 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/192.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/192
ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܚܰܡܫܳܐ ܕܥܰܠ ܝܰܘܣܶܦ
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܚܿܡܫܐ ܥܠ ܬܘܼܩܢܐ ܕܥܿܠܡܐ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܥܠ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܕܫܪܪܐ ܐܘܿ ܕܥܠܬ ܟܿܠ ܥ̈ܠܠܢ
Cause of all Causes: Book 5 - ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܚܿܡܫܐ ܥܠ ܬܘܼܩܢܐ ܕܥܿܠܡܐ by AnonymousCause of all Causes: Book 5 - ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܚܿܡܫܐ ܥܠ ܬܘܼܩܢܐ ܕܥܿܠܡܐ.” 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/510.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/510
ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܚܰܡܶܫܬܰܥܣܰܪ ܕܥܰܠ ܡܰܪܕܺܝܬܳܐ ܕܙܽܘܘܳܓܳܐ ܕܰܗܘܳܬ ܒܳܐܕܳܡ
Memra 15: On Adam's Marital Desire - ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܚܰܡܶܫܬܰܥܣܰܪ ܕܥܰܠ ܡܰܪܕܺܝܬܳܐ ܕܙܽܘܘܳܓܳܐ ܕܰܗܘܳܬ ܒܳܐܕܳܡ by AnonymousMemra 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
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܛܛܘܣ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܡ̈ܢܝܢܝܐ
Against the Manichaeans - ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܛܛܘܣ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܡ̈ܢܝܢܝܐ by Titus of BostraTitus of Bostra. “Against the Manichaeans - ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܛܛܘܣ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܡ̈ܢܝܢܝܐ.” Based upon Paul de Lagarde ed., Titi Bostreni contra Manichaeos libri quatuor syriace (Edinburgh: Williams and Norgate, 1859). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified November 19, 2018. https://syriaccorpus.org/388.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/388
ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܠܽܘܩܒܰܠ ܒܰܪܕܶܝܨܳܢ
Against Bardaisan - ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܠܽܘܩܒܰܠ ܒܰܪܕܶܝܨܳܢ by Ephrem the SyrianEphrem the Syrian. “Against Bardaisan - ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܠܽܘܩܒܰܠ ܒܰܪܕܶܝܨܳܢ.” Based upon C. W. Mitchell ed., S. Ephraim's prose refutations of Mani, Marcion, and Bardaisan. Vol. 2: The Discourse Called 'Of Domnus' and Six Other Writings (London: Williams and Norgate, 1921). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified December 7, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/534.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/534