Syriac Book of Steps (Liber Graduum) Volume
Robert A.
Kitchen
Knox-Metropolitan United Church
Kristian S.
Heal
Brigham Young University
Beth Mardutho: The Syriac Institute
George A. Kiraz
James E. Walters
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Beth Mardutho: The Syriac Institute
2006
Vol. 9, No. 2
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Syriac Studies
Syriac Book of Steps
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[1] The Book
of Steps (ktābā dmasqātā) is an
anonymous fourth century Syriac collection of 30
mēmrē or discourses on the spiritual
life. Set in a pre-monastic community, probably in
present-day Iraq, a significant part of the
mēmrē is devoted to describing, instructing,
and admonishing two primary levels of the Christian life: that
of the Perfect (gmīrē) and the Upright
(kēnē). The recent publication of an English
translation and introduction of The Book of Steps, has
prompted a desire in several scholars to encourage and
stimulate a renewed interest in this a long and diverse work
(The Book of Steps: The Syriac Liber Graduum,
translation and introduction, R. A. Kitchen & M. F. G.
Parmentier, Cistercian Studies 196; Cistercian Publications:
Kalamazoo, 2004).
[2] The
“CUA Studies in Early Christianity” series has
expressed interest in a collection of studies on various
aspects of The Book of Steps, to be edited by Robert
A. Kitchen and Kristian S. Heal. Several senior scholars
have already been invited to contribute a significant study to
this collection, and a number have already responded
positively, including Alexander Golitzin (Marquette
University), Jeff Childers (Abilene Christian University), John
Corbett (University of Toronto-Mississauga), Luk van Rompay
(Duke University) and David Taylor (University of Oxford).
[3] We
invite other scholars, especially junior scholars and graduate
students, to open the book, explore its contents and offer
further studies for consideration. Sessions on The
Book of Steps are being proposed by the volume editors at
the Syriac Studies Symposium in Toronto and the Oxford
International Patristics Conference, both in 2007. All
papers will be peer reviewed prior to being accepted for
publication. The target for publication is 2008.
[4]
Inquiries about the volume, submission of papers, and/or
participation in the conference sessions mentioned above should
be directed to:
Robert A. Kitchen
Knox-Metropolitan United Church
Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 0S6 Canada
(306) 525-9128
rkitchen@knoxmet.org
or,
Kristian S. Heal
Director, Center for the Preservation of Ancient Religious
Texts
Brigham Young University - WAIH
Provo, UT 84604
(801) 422-9019
mailto:kristian_heal@byu.edu