Erwin Preuschen published here the text and translation of two early Gnostic hymns in the Syriac tradition and then discusses the content of the hymns and their implications for our understanding of early Syriac Christianity.

Richard Raabe presents here the edited Syriac text and German translation of the biography of Peter the Iberian.

Ryssel here offers a German translation of a variety of works from George, Bishop of the Arabs (died 724). Included here are poems on monasticism and the chrism, and several letters dealing with a variety of topics, with commentary.

Using manuscripts from the British Museum, Sachau here presents a number of unique Syriac texts translated from Greek, including philosophical, medical, and maxim texts. The appendix includes astronomical texts from Sergius of Reshaina and Severus Sebokt.

The present volume is the travelogue of Eduard Sachau, who visited various sites throughout the Middle East in 1879-80. Sachau focuses primarily on issues pertaining to topography and geography.

The Philalethes of Severus of Antioch (d. 538) is one of the most important documents of anti-Chalcedonian christological writing. This volume contains the Syriac text, a Latin translation, and a brief introduction.

This volume contains the Syriac version, with Latin translation, of Severus’ polemical work against Julian, bishop of Halicarnassus, especially on the question of the corruptibility of Jesus’ body.

Addai Scher, the last bishop of Siirt (Seert), here describes the collection of Syriac and Arabic manuscripts of the episcopal library there, a total of 136 codices in various genres.

This volume contains Neo-Aramaic texts, with German translation, from various regions between Urmia and Mosul, a collection of 27 narratives (including proverbs and songs) that offer a wealth of cultural information.

Arthur Vööbus presents here a study of charitable giving among the monks of the Syriac tradition and compares these practices with the monks of the Western tradition.