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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
Odes of Solomon: Ode 10 by Anonymous “Odes of Solomon: Ode 10.” Based upon James H. Charlesworth ed., The Odes of Solomon: The Syriac Texts (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1973). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified July 6, 2017. https://syriaccorpus.org/153.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/153
Odes of Solomon: Ode 39 by Anonymous “Odes of Solomon: Ode 39.” Based upon James H. Charlesworth ed., The Odes of Solomon: The Syriac Texts (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1973). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified July 6, 2017. https://syriaccorpus.org/182.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/182
Odes of Solomon: Ode 11 by Anonymous “Odes of Solomon: Ode 11.” Based upon James H. Charlesworth ed., The Odes of Solomon: The Syriac Texts (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1973). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified July 6, 2017. https://syriaccorpus.org/154.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/154
Odes of Solomon: Ode 42 by Anonymous “Odes of Solomon: Ode 42.” Based upon James H. Charlesworth ed., The Odes of Solomon: The Syriac Texts (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1973). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified July 6, 2017. https://syriaccorpus.org/185.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/185
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
Disputation between the Apostle Peter and Nero - ܕܕܫܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܦܛܪܘܣ ܘܕܢܐܪܘܢ ܡܠܟܐ by Anonymous “Disputation between the Apostle Peter and Nero - ܕܕܫܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܦܛܪܘܣ ܘܕܢܐܪܘܢ ܡܠܟܐ.” Based upon Paul Bedjan ed., Acta martyrum et sanctorum (Parisiis; Lipsiae: Harrasssowitz, 1890). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified December 4, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/524.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/524
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
Testament of Adam - ܕܝܬܩܐ ܕܐܒܘܢ ܐܕܡ by Anonymous “Testament of Adam - ܕܝܬܩܐ ܕܐܒܘܢ ܐܕܡ.” Based upon Michael Kmosko, Testamentum patris nostri Adam, Patrologia Syriaca, (Paris: Firmin-Didot, 1907) . Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified December 3, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/523.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/523
Doctrine of Addai - ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܕܝ ܫܠܝܚܐ by Anonymous “Doctrine of Addai - ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܕܝ ܫܠܝܚܐ.” Based upon George Phillips ed., The Doctrine of Addai, the apostle (London, 1876). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified March 13, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/475.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/475