An Invitation to Syriac Christainity: An Anthology (2024)

INVITATION TO SYRIAC CHRISTIANITY

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Brent A . Strawn

Duke University

Alexander Treiger

Dalhousie University

Philip Yoo

University of British Columbia

Jerzy Ostapczuk

Christian Theological Academy in Warsaw

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