Late Antiquity & Byzantium
The Roman Empire from the rise of Christianity in the fourth century to its fall in the west in the fifth, and the Eastern/Byzantine Empire through to its fall in the fifteenth century.
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The Gospel of Mark and Other Haunted Places [Hardback]
Peter McLellan (Author)
£99.00ISBN: 9781463242718
Published by : Gorgias Press
Series: Biblical Intersections
Volume: 19
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Cyprus in the Long Late Antiquity: History and Archaeology Between the Sixth and Eighth Centuries [Hardback]
Panayiotis Panayides (Editor); Ine Jacobs (Editor)
£50.00ISBN: 9781789258745
Published by : Oxbow Books
Cyprus was a thriving and densely populated late antique province. Contrary to what used to be thought, the Arab raids of the mid-seventh century did not abruptly bring the island’s prosperity to an end. Recent research instead highlights long-las... .... Learn More -
The Syriac Orthodox Church in the Time of the Syriac Renaissance: In Concept and Reality [Hardback]
Peter Kawerau (Author); Patrick Conlin (Author)
£55.00ISBN: 9781463244675
Published by : Gorgias Press
Series: Gorgias Eastern Christian Studies
Volume: 64
An English translation of the second edition of Peter Kawerau's Die Jakobitische Kirche im Zeitalter der syrischen Renaissance (1960). .... Learn More -
Jacob of Sarug’s Homilies on Abgar and Addai [Paperback]
Kelli Gibson (Editor); Roger Akhrass (Editor); Imad Syryany (Editor)
£39.00ISBN: 9781463244699
Published by : Gorgias Press
Series: Texts from Christian Late Antiquity
Volume: 77
Jacob of Sarug's homilies on King Abgar and the Apostle Addai, recounting the famous legend of Abgar of Edessa's conversion to Christianity. .... Learn More -
ʿAmmār al-Baṣrī's Arabic Apologetics: The Book of the Proof concerning the Course of the Divine Economy and The Book of Questions and Answers [Paperback]
Mark Beaumont (Editor)
£49.00ISBN: 9781463244583
Published by : Gorgias Press
Series: Gorgias Eastern Christian Studies
Volume: 63
A new English translation of the two apologetic works by the 9th-century East Syrian theologian ʿAmmār al-Baṣrī. The Book of the Proof and The Book of Questions and Answers were written to defend Christian beliefs in the face of Muslim criticism. .... Learn More -
The Christianization of the Late Roman Period: Cities, Churches, Synagogues, Palaces, Private Houses and Monasteries in the Early Christian Period [Hardback]
Beat Brenk (Author)
£150.00ISBN: 9781899828722
Published by : Pindar Press
Not yet published - available for pre-order
A collection of papers which have appeared during the last 10 to 15 years which aim to explain the phenomenon of Christianisation based on the examination of religious, social and economic case studies. Brenk traces the transformation of the l... .... Learn More -
The Georgian Churches of Oski and Iskhani: Architecture and Ornament [Hardback]
Dora Piquet-Panayatova (Author)
£120.00ISBN: 9781899828913
Published by : Pindar Press
Not yet published - available for pre-order
This study deals with the churches of Oski and Iskhani, in the ancient Georgian province of Tao-Klardeti, now in eastern Turkey.Each church is examined separately, with a focus on the architecture and carved decoration. The architectural... .... Learn More -
Isho‛dad of Merv: Commentary on Daniel [Hardback]
T. Schmidt (Author)
£59.00ISBN: 9781463242787
Published by : Gorgias Press
Series: Texts from Christian Late Antiquity
Volume: 62
Ishoʿdad of Merv’s (fl. 850 AD) Commentary on Daniel provides an important witness to East Syriac exegetical technique. In it Ishoʿdad typically emphasizes an historical reading of the Old Testament above any kind of allegorical, spiritual, or eve... .... Learn More -
Jacob of Sarug's Homily Concerning the Red Heifer and the Crucifixion of our Lord: - [Paperback]
Demetrios Alibertis (Editor)
£25.00ISBN: 9781463244712
Published by : Gorgias Press
Series: Texts from Christian Late Antiquity
Volume: 78
Jacob of Sarug's homily on the red heifer slaughter ritual in Numbers 19. For Jacob, the narrative is a prefigurement of Christ's death and its ability to restore and permanently purify all who enter the church through baptism. .... Learn More -
On This Day (August): The Armenian Church Synaxarion (Yaysmawurkʿ) [Hardback]
Edward Mathews Jr (Editor)
£69.00ISBN: 9781463244439
Published by : Gorgias Press
Series: The Armenian Church Synaxarion
Volume: 8
The Armenian Church Synaxarion is a collection of saints’ lives according to the day of the year on which each saint is celebrated. Part of the great and varied Armenian liturgical tradition from the turn of the first millennium, the first Armenia... .... Learn More
