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Dr. Iskandar Bcheiry
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Metadata Editor
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Atla
Iskandar Bcheiry, Metadata Editor in the Production Department of Atla, holds a PhD in Church History from the Pontifical Oriental Institute, Rome, and another PhD in World Christianity and Global Missions-Christian-Muslim Studies from the Lutheran School of Theology-Chicago. He published a collection of books such as An Early Christian reaction to Islam: Išū‘yhab III and the Muslim Arabs (Piscataway, N.J: Gorgias Press, 2019); and Hagiography, History, and Manuscript Culture: Studies in Syriac Christianity (Kaslik: Lebanon, 2018).
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A Closer Look at Atla’s Titles by Subject: Islam
Atla's databases feature more than 100 Islam-focused titles. Learn more about them in our new "A Closer Look" series!
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Philoxenus of Mabbūg and His Relationship with Ṭūrʿabdīn: 1500 Years Commemoration of His Death in 523 A.D.
Dr. Iskandar Bcheiry's essay in commemoration of 1500th anniversary of the death of Philoxenus of Mabbūg.
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What Can We Learn From Syriac and Arabic Sources About Recent Archaeological Discoveries of Christian Monastic Complexes in the UAE?
Priest, author, and church history scholar Iskandar Bcheiry writes about the discovery of a church and monastery on Sir Bani Yas Island that offers evidence of early Christianity in the region.
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Iskandar Bcheiry Contributes to New Book: ‘Rumkale from the Middle Ages to the Present’
Atla Metadata Editor Iskandar Bcheiry has contributed to a new book published by the Turkish Archeology and Cultural Heritage Institute, entitled "Rumkale from the Middle Ages to the Present."
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A Copybook of Historical Letters and Documents Found in Arabic Manuscript Preserved in the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchal Library, Cairo
Atla Metadata Editor Dr. Iskandar Bcheiry shares his research on a historical copybook from the seventeenth century, found in the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchal Library.
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Rediscovery of the Oldest Recension of the Lost Original Greek Text of the ‘Notitia Antiochena’
Atla Metadata Editor Dr. Iskandar Bcheiry discusses his rediscovery of an ancient text, the 'Notitia Antiochena.'
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Lost and Found: A Rediscovery of a Syriac Chronicle from the Ninth Century
Dr. Iskandar Bcheiry, Atla Metadata Editor, discusses his rediscovery of a Syriac Chronicle and the new scholarship that his upcoming edition will contain.
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