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ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1463244894

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1463244897

Author:   John Hayes

The purpose of this modest volume is to aid beginning students of Syriac in acquiring facility in reading the language. It contains thirty stories taken from the Book of Entertaining Stories of Gregory Bar ‘Ebraya (1226-1286 AD). Each story includes an analysis of its grammar and vocabulary. There is also a discussion of cognates to the Syriac vocabulary in Arabic and Hebrew.

 

A Reader in Syriac Based on the Entertaining Stories of Gregory Bar ʿEbrāyā 1st Table of contents:

Part 1
Text 1 Wisdom from the mouth of Socrates

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Text 2 The Persian ruler Khusraw bad-mouths the Kurds

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Text 3 A lunatic body-shames a noble

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Text 4 Men make all the rules

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Text 5 A good day for a thief

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Review Lesson One

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Part 2
Text 6 Another thief

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Text 7 Words of wisdom from a teacher

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Text 8 A philosopher makes a profound statement

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Text 9 Never boast about killing a prophet

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Text 10 Another philosopher makes a sexist comment

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Review Lesson Two

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Part 3
Text 11 Frying up some dung

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Text 12 A goat taunts a wolf

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Text 13 No more teachers, no more books

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Text 14 Saint Ammon rejects marriage

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Text 15 A Byzantine king threatens an Arab king

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Review Lesson Three

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Part 4
Text 16 Be careful what you advise the king

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Text 17 How many lunatics are there in Emesa?

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Text 18 Can a child be born to a 70-year-old man?

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Text 19 The King of Farters gives a boast

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Text 20 Don’t make fun of a woman with disheveled hair

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Review Lesson Four

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Part 5
Text 21 Be careful who you throw stones at

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Text 22 A traveler narrates a coincidence

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Text 23 A royal councilor interprets a dream wisely

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Text 24 Short people have rights, too

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Text 25 Weavers have a bad press

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Review Lesson Five

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Part 6
Text 26 An Abbess struggles against fornication

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Text 27 A merchant travels to China

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Text 28 When your number is up, your number is up

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Text 29 Listen carefully to your doctor

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Text 30 Watch out for ravens!

 

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