Despite having been written over a century ago, the 3rd edition of Rubens Duval's History of Syriac Literature remains one of the best - and most readable - introductions to Syriac literature. This edition provides the first English translation of the work, translated by Olivier Holmey.

What mysteries does the old shop hold? That shop had stood there looking down on the high street below for almost 200 years. It had been there at the beginning when shopping had become a leisure activity. It had seen two World Wars. While the world around it change and so did its uses too. But it still stood strong. It had lain empty for years, but now a new lease of life was coming to it again. But what would its new inhabitants learn of its previous lives? What would they make of the strange goings on? Who did those giggles belong to? Why does the basement feel so unwelcoming and can you really see into the past? What stories does this old shop have to tell?

This research paper proposes that USAF C2 operations would benefit from greater emphasis on the human aspects of information processing and decision-making. This emphasis will be particularly critical in a future where C2 operations are characterized by increasing computer support, with the objective of rapid decision-making and a focus on operational effects.

This publication presents the transcription and translation of eight Syriac inscriptions from the Persian region of Salamas found in ancient cemeteries and church buildings. The inscriptions are accompanied by brief commentary and helpful introduction.

Rubens Duval, known for his Syriac grammar and editions of Syriac texts, here offers a complete historical study of Edessa up to the first Crusade. Everything from geography to language and literature to political interactions are covered.

An autobiographical work attributed to St Ephrem, the most noted theologian of the Syrian Church in the Patristic period. It is the main source for the image of the saint as a hermit in a cave. It discusses eighteen of the twenty-eight strophes in detail following the translation of the Testament.