Books in the Oxford Early Christian Texts series

St Symeon the New Theologian (949-1022) is regarded as one of the most significant figures in Byzantine mysticism. His four epistles are now published in their entirety for the first time in this scholarly edition using the Greek text, established by Joseph Paramelle, It is edited with an introduction, translation and notes by H. J. M. Turner.

This volume presents an edition of Thomas of Edessa's Syriac text of Nativity and Epiphany, accompanied by a facing English translation. These discourses, with the editors' introduction and notes, elucidate Thomas's place in the theological development of the Church of the East.

This book is a critical edition of chapter XI (the Resurrection of Lazarus) of the mid-fifth century Paraphrasis of the Gospel of John by Nonnus of Panopolis.

Composed in 404, Jerome's Epitaph on Saint Paula (Epitaphium Sanctae Paulae) is an elaborate eulogy commemorating the life of Paula (347-404), a wealthy Christian widow from Rome who renounced her senatorial status and embraced an ascetic lifestyle and in 386 co-founded with Jerome a monastic complex in Bethlehem.

This book is the first large-scale study of the Metaphrasis Psalmorum since the middle of the twentieth century. It is a critical text and modern translation of a major and important poetic work. The book aims to promote greater awareness of the Metaphrasis Psalmorum and act as a catalyst for future work on the paraphrase.

This is the first comprehensive English language translation of and commentary on the inscribed poetry of Pope Damasus (c.366-384).