Hugoye Journal of Syriac Studies
Journal Data
| Type | JOURNAL |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Gorgias Press LLC |
| ISSN | 1097-3702 / 1937-318X |
| Wikidata | Q96320826 |
| OpenAlex | S4210172711 |
| MAG | 4210172711 |
| Website | https://hugoye.bethmardutho.org/index.html |
| Total publications | 32 |
| Coverage period | 2010 - 2021 |
| Country | US |
| Language | EN |
| Cited by | 2 |
| Impact factor | 0.04 |
| h-index | 1 |
Hugoye Journal of Syriac Studies focuses on the language, literature, history, and religion of Syriac-speaking communities. This falls under area studies and religious studies, offering regular but not central anthropological intersection through its cultural and historical content
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In Memoriam
Syriac scholar who published his works in Arabic and Swedish, passed away in Sweden at the age of ninety on
Bibliographies
Publishing Syriac Aristotle
Daniel King’s book The Earliest Syriac Translation of Aristotle’s Categories may be considered the first critical edition of a Syriac translation of Aristotle’s works. Thus, it raises a number of questions of textual criticism that may be discussed against the background of D. Gutas’ research in the field of Graeco-Arabic studies. This article provides a critical review of the book and a description of the new online publication of the anonymous …
Bibliographies
Article Bibliographies: A Bibliography of Japanese Publications on Syriac Christianity: 2019-2020 was published on October 1, 2021 in the journal Hugoye: Journal of Syriac Studies (volume 24, issue 1)
The Chronological Development of Adjectives in –aya up to 725
Whereas early Syriac writers make only a restricted use of adjectives in -aya, in seventh-century authors large numbers are to be found. The present contribution aims to chart this development by providing an alphabetical listing of these forms and their attestation both in Syriac authors and in translations from Greek
Men of Letters in the Syriac Scribal Tradition
Dawid bar Pawlos’ Letter on Dots is an eighth-century text that purportedly describes the introduction of some of the dots used in Syriac writing. It also sheds light on the life of a certain Rāmišoʿ of Beṯ Rabban, apparently the same man as the master of pointing named in MS BL Add. 12138. However, most studies of Syriac dots either neglect or completely discount this letter as a reliable source, since it suggests that Miaphysite scribes had a d…
Manichaeism and the Revelation of the Magi
The recently published Syriac Revelation of the Magi has proven to be a remarkable addition to the corpus of early Christian apocryphal literature. This unique amplification of the traditional Nativity narrative recounts the Magi’s encounter with a “star-child” who leads them from their homeland in the far east to the birth of Jesus at Nazareth, where the polymorphic nature of Christ is revealed along with his message of universal salvation. Inte…
“The History that Should be Placed at the Beginning of the Book of Paul the Apostle”
This paper introduces some overlooked witnesses to the Syriac translation of the Euthalian Apparatus found in apocryphal narratives about Paul. The narratives entitled the “History of Paul”, the “Martyrdom of Paul the Apostle and the Discovery of His Severed Head”, and “The History That Should be Placed at the Beginning of the Book of Paul the Apostle” preserve portions of the prologue to Paul’s Epistles attributed to Euthalius. These narratives …
Considerations in Rendering in a Church Bible
During the revision of the Antioch Bible, the question of how ګهعףּ ڪریال should be translated arose. Currently, different translators have offered different solutions. This essay will trace the history of the term from the original translators of both the Old and New Testaments, through the commentators, and then through the lexicographers. The essay will offer a solution to the problem going forward
How to Edit Aristotle in Syriac
The history of textual criticism is full of sometimes surprisingly tortured debates over matters both of principle and of detail.Since textual criticism aims at a point closer to pure science than does most research in the humanities, opposing notions of what is the "right" analysis and what the "wrong" may from time to time achieve a certain pointedness that other, greyer, areas of research do not.Even textual criticism is not a pure science; an…
Bibliographies
In Memoriam
A New Tool for Computer Assisted Paleography
Over the last nine years, a forty-seven-person digital humanities project has explored the feasibility of computer assisted paleography for Syriac. That is, could one use big data, visual analytics, and recent advances in the digital analysis of handwriting to better understand Syriac manuscripts and Syriac manuscript culture? Last June we launched the public-facing part of our project titled the “Digital Analysis of Syriac Handwriting” or DASH (…
The Text of Acts in MS Bibl. Nationale Syr. 30
This paper extends Andreas Juckel’s important 2009 article, “Research on the Old Syriac Heritage of the Peshitta Gospels: A Collation of MS Bibl. Nationale Syr. 30” (Hugoye 12.1, 41-115). The research herein is based on collating the text of Acts contained in this noteworthy Syriac Biblical manuscript against the standard Peshitta text and forty-two other Peshitta manuscripts and more than one hundred fifty Syriac patristic sources. The collation…
In Memoriam
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Anxious Vigilance
Anti-Chalcedonian Christians like John of Tella, Severus of Antioch, Philoxenos of Mabbug, and John Rufus were concerned about orthodox Christians mingling with heretics. This essay argues that John of Tella combined narratives of heresy with those of bodily purity and pollution, such as those related to menstruation, to frame heretics as dangerous to orthodox Christians not only in their beliefs that could lure an unsuspecting Christian to accep…
The Syriacs of Kharberd (Kharput) on the Eve of the 1915 Genocide
The paper addresses the plight of the Syriac communities in the Ottoman Empire in the 19th century and on the eve of the 1915 Genocide. In particular, it addresses the status of these communities within the Ottoman millet system, discusses the spoken languages of the Syriacs, and their relations with the Armenians. As for the specific case of the Syriacs of Kharberd (Kharput), the paper presents historical evidence of their presence in the city, …
Obsequies of My Lady Mary (I)
Field Notes on Syriac Manuscripts III
Article Field Notes on Syriac Manuscripts III: A Previously Unknown Philosophical Manuscript from Alqosh was published on January 1, 2020 in the journal Hugoye: Journal of Syriac Studies (volume 23, issue 1)
When Ephrem Meets the Maya
Article When Ephrem Meets the Maya: Defining and Adapting the Syriac Orthodox Tradition in Guatemala was published on January 1, 2020 in the journal Hugoye: Journal of Syriac Studies (volume 23, issue 1)
From Antony of Tagrit to the Arabic Version
Article From Antony of Tagrit to the Arabic Version: The Syriac Technical Vocabulary of Rhetoric and the Migration of Words was published on January 1, 2020 in the journal Hugoye: Journal of Syriac Studies (volume 23, issue 1)
Reclaiming Narsai’s Mēmrā of the Feast of the Victorious Cross
In this article, I discuss the authorship of a mmr with the incipit 'In the path of the divine mysteries, I have girded myself to walk' ( ) that is found in four manuscripts that mostly contain mmr attributed to Narsai (d. ca. 500). Macomber read the heading of the mmr in question as mr(y) lib zk ( ,) which he took to refer to the author of the homily: 'an otherwise unknown libazka' in his words. Departing from Macomber and building upon a previo…
An Armenian Invocational Prayer of a Lost Memra of Jacob of Serugh on Good Friday and the Destruction of Sheol
Article An Armenian Invocational Prayer of a Lost Memra of Jacob of Serugh on Good Friday and the Destruction of Sheol was published on January 1, 2020 in the journal Hugoye: Journal of Syriac Studies (volume 23, issue 1)
Mary in the Šḥimo and the Early Syriac Fathers
In this article, I examine the Old Testament roots and the patristic background of the Marian typology as it figures in the Šḥimo, the service book for regular weekday prayers in the West Syriac tradition.The focus is placed on two early Syriac Fathers: Ephrem (+373) and Jacob of Serugh (+521).The comparison reveals, first, that the Šḥimo shares in common with Ephrem several Marian symbols: Eve, the Burning bush, the Ark of Covenant, the Staff of…
Bibliographies
Knowledge of Ephraim’s Writings in the Merovingian and Carolingian Age
The Patriarchs of the Church of the East from the Fifteenth to Eighteenth Centuries
) have formed the basis of the present list. 2 Apart from these lists of patriarchs, the main sources for reconstructing the patriarchal succession are the references to patriarchs, natar kursis (designated successors), and bishops in manuscript colophons, as well as a few Syriac historical writings, archival material concerning relationships between Rome and the Church of the East, and, rather important, Vost's edition of the burial inscriptions…
Women in Aphrahat
Certain passages in Aphrahat's Demonstrations exhibit misogynist language, since women are portrayed as instruments of Satan and are blamed for the evil state of the world.A consideration of other aspects of Aphrahat's thought allows for a more nuanced view of Aphrahat's attitudes toward women.These other aspects include: i) the role of Mary in salvation history; ii) the eschatogical context of Aphrahat's asceticism; iii) the fact that men are de…
The Fall of Satan in the Thought of St. Ephrem and John Milton
In the Life of Adam and Eve, Satan "the first-born" refused to venerate Adam, the "latter-born."Later writers had difficulty with the tale because it granted Adam honors that were proper to Christ (Philippians 2:10, "at the name of Jesus, every knee should bend.")The tale of Satan's fall was then altered to reflect this Christological sensibility.Milton created a story of Christ's elevation prior to the creation of man.Ephrem, on the other hand, …
Signs of Ephrem’s Exegetical Techniques in His Homily on Our Lord
Knowledge of Ephraim’s Writings in the Merovingian and Carolingian Age
The Patriarchs of the Church of the East from the Fifteenth to Eighteenth Centuries
) have formed the basis of the present list. 2 Apart from these lists of patriarchs, the main sources for reconstructing the patriarchal succession are the references to patriarchs, natar kursis (designated successors), and bishops in manuscript colophons, as well as a few Syriac historical writings, archival material concerning relationships between Rome and the Church of the East, and, rather important, Vost's edition of the burial inscriptions…
The Reception of the Book of Daniel in Aphrahat’s Fifth Demonstration, “On Wars”
Aphrahat composed the fifth Demonstration at a time of increasing tension between the Roman and the Sasanian Empires. In anticipation of the Christian Emperor's military campaign againstShapur II, the Persian Sage found in the bellicose language of the Book of Daniel a reassuring message for fourth century Christians living under Sasanian rule.The cryptic style of this biblical book readily lent itself to the exigencies of his historical context …
The Possible Origin of the Abgar-Addai Legend
The Syriacs of Kharberd (Kharput) on the Eve of the 1915 Genocide
The paper addresses the plight of the Syriac communities in the Ottoman Empire in the 19th century and on the eve of the 1915 Genocide. In particular, it addresses the status of these communities within the Ottoman millet system, discusses the spoken languages of the Syriacs, and their relations with the Armenians. As for the specific case of the Syriacs of Kharberd (Kharput), the paper presents historical evidence of their presence in the city, …
Obsequies of My Lady Mary (I)
Field Notes on Syriac Manuscripts III
Article Field Notes on Syriac Manuscripts III: A Previously Unknown Philosophical Manuscript from Alqosh was published on January 1, 2020 in the journal Hugoye: Journal of Syriac Studies (volume 23, issue 1)
When Ephrem Meets the Maya
Article When Ephrem Meets the Maya: Defining and Adapting the Syriac Orthodox Tradition in Guatemala was published on January 1, 2020 in the journal Hugoye: Journal of Syriac Studies (volume 23, issue 1)
From Antony of Tagrit to the Arabic Version
Article From Antony of Tagrit to the Arabic Version: The Syriac Technical Vocabulary of Rhetoric and the Migration of Words was published on January 1, 2020 in the journal Hugoye: Journal of Syriac Studies (volume 23, issue 1)
Reclaiming Narsai’s Mēmrā of the Feast of the Victorious Cross
In this article, I discuss the authorship of a mmr with the incipit 'In the path of the divine mysteries, I have girded myself to walk' ( ) that is found in four manuscripts that mostly contain mmr attributed to Narsai (d. ca. 500). Macomber read the heading of the mmr in question as mr(y) lib zk ( ,) which he took to refer to the author of the homily: 'an otherwise unknown libazka' in his words. Departing from Macomber and building upon a previo…
An Armenian Invocational Prayer of a Lost Memra of Jacob of Serugh on Good Friday and the Destruction of Sheol
Article An Armenian Invocational Prayer of a Lost Memra of Jacob of Serugh on Good Friday and the Destruction of Sheol was published on January 1, 2020 in the journal Hugoye: Journal of Syriac Studies (volume 23, issue 1)
Mary in the Šḥimo and the Early Syriac Fathers
In this article, I examine the Old Testament roots and the patristic background of the Marian typology as it figures in the Šḥimo, the service book for regular weekday prayers in the West Syriac tradition.The focus is placed on two early Syriac Fathers: Ephrem (+373) and Jacob of Serugh (+521).The comparison reveals, first, that the Šḥimo shares in common with Ephrem several Marian symbols: Eve, the Burning bush, the Ark of Covenant, the Staff of…
Bibliographies
In Memoriam
Syriac scholar who published his works in Arabic and Swedish, passed away in Sweden at the age of ninety on
Bibliographies
Publishing Syriac Aristotle
Daniel King’s book The Earliest Syriac Translation of Aristotle’s Categories may be considered the first critical edition of a Syriac translation of Aristotle’s works. Thus, it raises a number of questions of textual criticism that may be discussed against the background of D. Gutas’ research in the field of Graeco-Arabic studies. This article provides a critical review of the book and a description of the new online publication of the anonymous …
Bibliographies
Article Bibliographies: A Bibliography of Japanese Publications on Syriac Christianity: 2019-2020 was published on October 1, 2021 in the journal Hugoye: Journal of Syriac Studies (volume 24, issue 1)
The Chronological Development of Adjectives in –aya up to 725
Whereas early Syriac writers make only a restricted use of adjectives in -aya, in seventh-century authors large numbers are to be found. The present contribution aims to chart this development by providing an alphabetical listing of these forms and their attestation both in Syriac authors and in translations from Greek
Men of Letters in the Syriac Scribal Tradition
Dawid bar Pawlos’ Letter on Dots is an eighth-century text that purportedly describes the introduction of some of the dots used in Syriac writing. It also sheds light on the life of a certain Rāmišoʿ of Beṯ Rabban, apparently the same man as the master of pointing named in MS BL Add. 12138. However, most studies of Syriac dots either neglect or completely discount this letter as a reliable source, since it suggests that Miaphysite scribes had a d…
Manichaeism and the Revelation of the Magi
The recently published Syriac Revelation of the Magi has proven to be a remarkable addition to the corpus of early Christian apocryphal literature. This unique amplification of the traditional Nativity narrative recounts the Magi’s encounter with a “star-child” who leads them from their homeland in the far east to the birth of Jesus at Nazareth, where the polymorphic nature of Christ is revealed along with his message of universal salvation. Inte…
“The History that Should be Placed at the Beginning of the Book of Paul the Apostle”
This paper introduces some overlooked witnesses to the Syriac translation of the Euthalian Apparatus found in apocryphal narratives about Paul. The narratives entitled the “History of Paul”, the “Martyrdom of Paul the Apostle and the Discovery of His Severed Head”, and “The History That Should be Placed at the Beginning of the Book of Paul the Apostle” preserve portions of the prologue to Paul’s Epistles attributed to Euthalius. These narratives …
Considerations in Rendering in a Church Bible
During the revision of the Antioch Bible, the question of how ګهعףּ ڪریال should be translated arose. Currently, different translators have offered different solutions. This essay will trace the history of the term from the original translators of both the Old and New Testaments, through the commentators, and then through the lexicographers. The essay will offer a solution to the problem going forward