The Hidden Pearl, Set of Four
Volume Titles and Page Count:
Vol. 1- The Ancient Aramaic Heritage, 201 pages
Vol.2- The Heirs of the Ancient Aramaic Heritage, 625 pages
Vol.3- At the Turn of the Third Millennium: The Syrian Orthodox Witness, 259 pages
Vol.4- Audio-Video, 3 VHS tapes
Hardcover
Edited by Sebastian P. Brock and David G. K. Taylor
Photos by Riccardo Grassetti
Publisher: Trans World Film Italia via Massino Meliconi, Roma, 2001
This outstanding 3 volume set [with 3 additional video cassettes] has the hugely ambitious goal of capturing the history and evolution to the present time of the Aramaic people and their church. These volumes are the culmination of a many year’s effort that involved scouring museums and archives across at least 4 continents, and that combined scholarly and ecclesiastical resources supported by the generosity of the church’s members.
The goal was, in their own words, to retrace, from its distant origins, the rich heritage of the Aramaic-speaking peoples, with their culture, language and traditions. During the course of the three millennia of their history these peoples have played a major cultural role in the Middle East, bridging the time-span between Ancient Mesopotamia and the birth of Arabic and Islamic Civilisation. As a result of political vicissitudes, however, especially in our own century, these peoples are now to be found scattered all over the world, with diasporas in many different countries. What makes these speakers of Aramaic unique in the world today is the fact that they are the sole modern heirs to the language spoken by Jesus some 2000 years ago. It is a truly remarkable fact that different dialects of this language should still continue up to the present day to be spoken, or used as a liturgical language, by some five million of our contemporaries, on five continents. What we have here is an untold story which richly deserves to be told.
Imagine their relief upon completing this project. No matter what happens henceforth, their history will be known. It is so willed by God. Selah!
Condition: Very good except for the slip case which has some cracks where the panels are joined.
Volume Titles and Page Count:
Vol. 1- The Ancient Aramaic Heritage, 201 pages
Vol.2- The Heirs of the Ancient Aramaic Heritage, 625 pages
Vol.3- At the Turn of the Third Millennium: The Syrian Orthodox Witness, 259 pages
Vol.4- Audio-Video, 3 VHS tapes
Hardcover
Edited by Sebastian P. Brock and David G. K. Taylor
Photos by Riccardo Grassetti
Publisher: Trans World Film Italia via Massino Meliconi, Roma, 2001
This outstanding 3 volume set [with 3 additional video cassettes] has the hugely ambitious goal of capturing the history and evolution to the present time of the Aramaic people and their church. These volumes are the culmination of a many year’s effort that involved scouring museums and archives across at least 4 continents, and that combined scholarly and ecclesiastical resources supported by the generosity of the church’s members.
The goal was, in their own words, to retrace, from its distant origins, the rich heritage of the Aramaic-speaking peoples, with their culture, language and traditions. During the course of the three millennia of their history these peoples have played a major cultural role in the Middle East, bridging the time-span between Ancient Mesopotamia and the birth of Arabic and Islamic Civilisation. As a result of political vicissitudes, however, especially in our own century, these peoples are now to be found scattered all over the world, with diasporas in many different countries. What makes these speakers of Aramaic unique in the world today is the fact that they are the sole modern heirs to the language spoken by Jesus some 2000 years ago. It is a truly remarkable fact that different dialects of this language should still continue up to the present day to be spoken, or used as a liturgical language, by some five million of our contemporaries, on five continents. What we have here is an untold story which richly deserves to be told.
Imagine their relief upon completing this project. No matter what happens henceforth, their history will be known. It is so willed by God. Selah!
Condition: Very good except for the slip case which has some cracks where the panels are joined.
Volume Titles and Page Count:
Vol. 1- The Ancient Aramaic Heritage, 201 pages
Vol.2- The Heirs of the Ancient Aramaic Heritage, 625 pages
Vol.3- At the Turn of the Third Millennium: The Syrian Orthodox Witness, 259 pages
Vol.4- Audio-Video, 3 VHS tapes
Hardcover
Edited by Sebastian P. Brock and David G. K. Taylor
Photos by Riccardo Grassetti
Publisher: Trans World Film Italia via Massino Meliconi, Roma, 2001
This outstanding 3 volume set [with 3 additional video cassettes] has the hugely ambitious goal of capturing the history and evolution to the present time of the Aramaic people and their church. These volumes are the culmination of a many year’s effort that involved scouring museums and archives across at least 4 continents, and that combined scholarly and ecclesiastical resources supported by the generosity of the church’s members.
The goal was, in their own words, to retrace, from its distant origins, the rich heritage of the Aramaic-speaking peoples, with their culture, language and traditions. During the course of the three millennia of their history these peoples have played a major cultural role in the Middle East, bridging the time-span between Ancient Mesopotamia and the birth of Arabic and Islamic Civilisation. As a result of political vicissitudes, however, especially in our own century, these peoples are now to be found scattered all over the world, with diasporas in many different countries. What makes these speakers of Aramaic unique in the world today is the fact that they are the sole modern heirs to the language spoken by Jesus some 2000 years ago. It is a truly remarkable fact that different dialects of this language should still continue up to the present day to be spoken, or used as a liturgical language, by some five million of our contemporaries, on five continents. What we have here is an untold story which richly deserves to be told.
Imagine their relief upon completing this project. No matter what happens henceforth, their history will be known. It is so willed by God. Selah!
Condition: Very good except for the slip case which has some cracks where the panels are joined.