Gorgias Press

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Gorgias Press
Official websitewww.gorgiaspress.com

Gorgias Press is a US-based independent

academic publisher
specializing in the history and religion of the Middle East and the larger pre-modern world.

History

Founded in 2001 by Christine and George Kiraz, the press is based in Piscataway, New Jersey.[1]

The publishes titles in

Isaac the Syrian.[5][6][7]

As of 2019, Gorgias publishes 29 book series, including Gorgias Handbooks, Gorgias

peer-reviewed academic journals, including the Journal of the Canadian Society for Syriac Studies and the American Journal of Ancient History.[9]

In 2010, Gorgias published three volumes of peer-reviewed articles as part of Foundations for Syriac Lexicography in association with the International Syriac Language Project.[10] Beginning in 2012, the press published the first of an ongoing 35 volume English translation of the Antioch Bible, an Aramaic text of the Syriac Peshitta.[11][12]

In 2018, German academic publisher

e-book distribution partnership.[13] In 2019, Gorgias partnered with the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies to inaugurate the Library of Arabic and Islamic Heritage (مكتبة التراث العربي والاسلامي).[14]

See also

References

  1. ^ NA Mansur (University of Princeton), George Kiraz (November 2, 2017). An interview with George Kiraz, the founder of Gorgias Press (podcast). NBN. Archived from the original on November 3, 2017.
  2. ^ "About Us". Gorgias Press. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Gorgias Press Authors". Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  4. ^ Jenkins, Philip (29 January 2016). "Why Gorgias Matters". Patheos. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  5. ^ "HIPPOLYTUS OF ROME: COMMENTARY ON DANIEL AND 'CHRONICON'". Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  6. ^ "JACOB OF SARUG'S HOMILIES ON THE SIX DAYS OF CREATION: THE FIFTH DAY". Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Isaac the Syrian's spiritual works". Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  8. ^ "2019 Full Series Catalog" (PDF). 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  9. ^ "Gorgias Press Journals". Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  10. ^ "The International Syriac Language Project (ISLP)". University of Helsinki. 6 August 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  11. ^ Smith, David A. (20 April 2017). "Review of Jeff W. Childers, trans.; George A Kiraz, ed.The Antioch Bible: The Gospel of Luke according to the Syriac Peshitta Version with English Translation (Syriac Edition)". Review of Biblical Literature. Society of Biblical Literature.
  12. ^ "Antioch Bible". Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  13. ^ "De Gruyter und Gorgias Press kooperieren". Boersenblatt. 6 March 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  14. ^ "Arabic Heritage Library". Retrieved 30 December 2019.

External links