A Reader in Syriac Based on the Entertaining Stories of Gregory Bar ʿEbrāyā

by 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1463244894
• ISBN13: 9781463244897
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: Gorgias Press
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.0" x 10.0"