Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Editorial vii
4. The background to soma terms in the Syriac Eucharistic Epicleses 1
5. The Contribution of Malpan Andrew Kalapura to the Syriac Language, Liturgy, and the Community in Malabar 13
6. "Veracity of parts of the Acts of Judas Thomas and the Song of Thomas Rambhan corroborated by advances in Indian Numismatic studies" 21
7. A Brief Account of His Excellency Metropolitan Mar Yokhannan Issayi 29
8. The Homily of Narsai on the Virgin Mary 33
9. The Formation of the Canon of the New Testament in the Syrian Church 39
10. Loyalty to the emperor and change of rite What induced the Melkite Church to exchange the Syrian for the Byzantine tradition 49
11. The Concept of Incarnation in the Syrian Orthodox Liturgies 57
12. Some Common Elements in the East and the West Syrian Liturgies 65
13. The Presence and Influence of Syrian Christians in Classical Tamil Literature (Synopsis) 77
14. A Handful of Gems of Wisdom From the Treasury of Poet Raban John of Mosul 85
15. The Exegesis of Aphrahat and Ephrem with special reference to the Gospel Parables 99
16. Sumerian Survivals in Syriac 109
17. Mar Narsai, The "Charismatic: A Study Based on Mar Narsai's Homily on Pentecost 125
18. "The Son as the Revealer of the Father in Ephraem the Syrian's Sermon I De Fide" 135
19. Dionysius bar Slib's ¹ Treaty against the Jews 141
20. Adam-Christ Complementary and the Economy of Salvation in Jacob of Serugh 147
21. Points for "Codicology" 171
22. FhiBoxenus of Mabbug The Eighth Discourse oil Poverty 173
23. On the way towards Unity? 177
24. (A) Ostsyrische Tauftheologie 183
25. (B) Bestattung 233
26. Parumala Church - An Exaltation 273
27. News 275
28. Seeri Chronicle 285
29. Book Review 289