Debate between Timothy I and al Mahdi
For anyone interested, here’s an as-yet unpublished essay I wrote a few years ago on the somewhat-famous debate between the Patriarch Timothy I of the Church of the East and al Mahdi, the Caliph of Baghdad.
Meal Blessing
There are three important elements of a meal blessing: So I was looking at some old manuscripts (apparently from 1496) and found this: On top (after the title) is a version of the standard meal blessing used by Chaldean and Assyrian priests: Below it is one I haven’t heard before, which fulfills the first two […]
Talk on Lent
Just in time to be too late, here’s a talk I did at school on preparing for Lent:
Narsai on the Temptation
Some of you know I have a volume on Narsai (d. 503ish) forthcoming from Paulist Press. I figured I’d share a draft of one of the chapters now, at the beginning of Sawma/Lent. Enjoy.
Marriage Stuff
I decided to stand completely still for this one.