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New Reprints from ATOUR Publications
Posted By: ATOUR Publications (c-67-175-122-4.hsd1.il.comcast.net)
Date: Thursday, 16 March 2006, at 6:37 p.m.
New Reprints from ATOUR Publications:
A Residence of Eight Years in Persia among the Nestorian Christians
The American Protestant mission to the Assyrians commenced in 1835 under the leadership of Rev. Justin Perkins. This mission to the Assyrians or the Nestorian Mission, as it was originally called, had its headquarters in Urmia and was to last until the exodus of the Assyrians from their homelands in 1918 during World War I. After eight years in the mission, Perkins returned to the United States for a leave and wrote a detailed account of his experiences which was published in 1843 under the title “A Residence of Eight Years in Persia among the Nestorian Christians”. On this first leave, he brought with him Mar Yohannan, one of the Assyrian bishops of Urmia. This is the first well documented account of the visit of any Assyrian to the United States. Perkins served in Urmia until August 1869. He died on December 31st, 1869. 586 pages, 6.0" x 9.0", $22.98Grammar of the Dialects of Vernacular Syriac
Arthur J. Maclean served as the head of the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Assyrian Mission in Urmia, Iran from 1886 until 1891. In the short space of five years he became well acquainted with the life, customs and languages of the Assyrian people. Although Maclean chose not to return to the field for further service, he maintained a keen interest in the Mission and the Assyrians. In 1895 he published his “Grammar of the Dialects of Vernacular Syriac”. This is the second grammar of the Modern Assyrian language to be published in English (following David T. Stoddard’s grammar published in 1855). Maclean’s grammar is noteworthy for its attention to the variations of the regional dialects spoken among the Assyrians and its efforts to provide a more historical method for spelling the newly written language. 380 pages, 6.0" x 9.0", $18.99Dictionary of the Dialects of Vernacular Syriac
Arthur J. Maclean served as the head of the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Assyrian Mission in Urmia, Iran from 1886 until 1891. In the short space of five years he became well acquainted with the life, customs and languages of the Assyrian people. Although Maclean chose not to return to the field for further service, he maintained a keen interest in the Mission and the Assyrians. In 1901 he published his “Dictionary of the Dialects of Vernacular Syriac”. This is the first full dictionary of the Modern Assyrian language to be published in any language. Maclean enhanced the value of his dictionary by providing extensive notes as to the origins of the words. Subsequent dictionaries by David and Oraham have not lessened the usefulness of Maclean’s work. It also serves as an important reference for many Turkish, Persian and Kurdish words that were common to the speech and writings of the Assyrians at the turn of the century and have since been replaced in the Assyrian language. 354 pages, 6.0" x 9.0", $18.98Nestorian Questions on the Administration of the Eucharist by Isho'yabh IV
This volume contains the Syriac text (in facsimile) of a short treatise in the form of questions and answers concerning the rules and regulations governing the service of the altar as it relates to the Eucharistic service or Qurbana. The text is attributed to Patriarch Isho’yabh IV (11th century) of the Assyrian Church of the East. The text is furnished with a translation into English as well as an extensive introduction, commentary, and notes. Although the text is highly technical in nature, the introduction and commentary are excellent tools in helping to understand the reasons behind the traditions reflected in the rules and help us to better understand and appreciate the origins and purposes of traditions in general. 388 pages, 6.0" x 9.0", $19.99A Short History of Syriac Literature
William Wright (1830-1889) was one of the most important British scholars of Syriac and Arabic of the 19th century. His History of Syriac Literature remains the most complete survey of the subject available in English today. In spite of its age and the somewhat less that appreciative comment the author makes about the quality of Syriac literature in his introduction, the book still remains a useful reference tool. 300 pages, 6.0" x 9.0", $16.99The Assyro-Chaldean History
Qasha Shmuel Dawid was born in Gavilan, Iran in 1872. In 1913 he became priest of St. Ephrem parish in Chicago. This was the first Chaldean Catholic parish to be formed in the United States. Qasha Shmuel developed his own printing type and published several books in the modern Assyrian language in Chicago before his death in 1930. This volume contains his only contribution to the subject of history and serves as an important witness to the growth of nationalism among the Assyrians and Chaldeans of the time as it is one of the earliest writings to stress not only the modern and medieval history of the people but also to make a conscious link to their long forgotten ancient history. 272 pages, 6.0" x 9.0", $16.99The Nestorians or the Lost Tribes
Asahel Grant was one of the original members of the American Protestant mission to the Assyrians which began in 1835. He was much appreciated by the Assyrians and the Kurds because he was a physician. He was interested in extending the work of the mission to the Assyrians in the Hakkari Mountains and tragically his efforts to establish a mission house in Ashita and his naivety in his dealings with the Kurds had a role to play in the horrific massacres of Badr Khan Beg. This book however was written before those events while he was on a short leave in the United States and was published in 1841. The first part is a general introduction to the Assyrians and the mission. The second part of the book is unique because it details the author’s theory that the Assyrians were the descendants of the ten “lost tribes” of Israel or those inhabitants of ancient Israel who were forced to leave their homeland by the ancient Assyrians and be settle in another part of the empire. 350 pages, 6.0" x 9.0", $17.99Synodicon Orientale
This volume contains an abridged reprint of the "Synodicon Orientale" published by J. B. Chabot in 1902 at Paris. Originally this book contained an edition of the Syriac text as well as a French translation of the "Book of the Eastern Synods" of the Church of the East. This abridged reprint contains only the Syriac text, the table of contents, the introduction, and four indices at the end giving the names of people and places in Syriac and in French. The "Book of the Eastern Synods" contains the official records and acts of the first 13 synods of the Church of the East from 410 A.D. to 775 A.D. and constitutes one of the most important primary sources for the history of the Church of the East in its early years. 304 pages, 6.0" x 9.0", $16.99The Concise Collection of Synodical Canons
This volume contains a 20th century manuscript copy of the "Concise Collection of Synodical Canons" composed by Mar Audisho Bar Brikha, Metropolitan of Nisibis and Armenia who died in 1318 A.D. This book is significant in that Mar Audisho has created a collection of laws conveniently grouped into topics for easy reference. His sources are declared to be the canons defined and adopted by the synods of the East and the West. In the Synod of Patriarch Mar Timateos I in 790 A.D., this book was recognized as an authoritative collection of laws for the Church of the East. 442 pages, 6.0" x 9.0", $19.99
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