Contents
Acknowledgments
Syriac Transliteration Chart
Abbreviations and Sigla
Bibliography
I. Ephrem and Syriac Christianity
II. Ephrem’s Life and Works
III. The Collection of the Hymns on Faith
IV. The Audience and Context of the Hymns on Faith
V. The Language of Investigation and Ephrem’sTheological Voice
A. bsâ
C. draš
D. ‘qab
E. Other Vocabulary
VI. A Note on Translation
HYMN ONE
HYMN TWO
HYMN THREE
HYMN FOUR
HYMN FIVE
HYMN SIX
HYMN SEVEN
HYMN EIGHT
HYMN NINE
HYMN TEN
HYMN ELEVEN
HYMN TWELVE
HYMN THIRTEEN
HYMN FOURTEEN
HYMN FIFTEEN
HYMN SIXTEEN
HYMN SEVENTEEN
HYMN EIGHTEEN
HYMN NINETEEN
HYMN TWENTY
HYMN TWENTY-ONE
HYMN TWENTY-TWO
HYMN TWENTY-THREE
HYMN TWENTY-FOUR
HYMN TWENTY-FIVE
HYMN TWENTY-SIX
HYMN TWENTY-SEVEN
HYMN TWENTY-EIGHT
HYMN TWENTY-NINE
HYMN THIRTY
HYMN THIRTY-ONE
HYMN THIRTY-TWO
HYMN THIRTY-THREE
HYMN THIRTY-FOUR
HYMN THIRTY-FIVE
HYMN THIRTY-SIX
HYMN THIRTY-SEVEN
HYMN THIRTY-EIGHT
HYMN THIRTY-NINE
HYMN FORTY
HYMN FORTY-ONE
HYMN FORTY-TWO
HYMN FORTY-THREE
HYMN FORTY-FOUR
HYMN FORTY-FIVE
HYMN FORTY-SIX
HYMN FORTY-SEVEN
HYMN FORTY-EIGHT
HYMN FORTY-NINE
HYMN FIFTY
HYMN FIFTY-ONE
HYMN FIFTY-TWO
HYMN FIFTY-THREE
HYMN FIFTY-FOUR
HYMN FIFTY-FIVE
HYMN FIFTY-SIX
HYMN FIFTY-SEVEN
HYMN FIFTY-EIGHT
HYMN FIFTY-NINE
HYMN SIXTY
HYMN SIXTY-ONE
HYMN SIXTY-TWO
HYMN SIXTY-THREE
HYMN SIXTY-FOUR
HYMN SIXTY-FIVE
HYMN SIXTY-SIX
HYMN SIXTY-SEVEN
HYMN SIXTY-EIGHT
HYMN SIXTY-NINE
HYMN SEVENTY
HYMN SEVENTY-ONE
HYMN SEVENTY-TWO
HYMN SEVENTY-THREE
HYMN SEVENTY-FOUR
HYMN SEVENTY-FIVE
HYMN SEVENTY-SIX
HYMN SEVENTY-SEVEN
HYMN SEVENTY-EIGHT
HYMN SEVENTY-NINE
HYMN EIGHTY
HYMN EIGHTY-ONE (HYMN ONE "ON THE PEARL")
HYMN EIGHTY-TWO (HYMN TWO "ON THE PEARL")
HYMN EIGHTY-THREE (HYMN THREE“ON THE PEARL”)
HYMN EIGHTY-FOUR (HYMN FOUR“ON THE PEARL”)
HYMN EIGHTY-FIVE (HYMN FIVE“ON THE PEARL”)
HYMN EIGHTY-SIX
HYMN EIGHTY-SEVEN
GENERAL INDEX
INDEX OF HOLY SCRIPTURE