Bible and Poetry in Late Antique Mesopotamia

"Wickes is an astute guide through the often-heated scholarly debates about the relationship between Syriac and Greek, and about the place of Syriac Christianity in the eastern Mediterranean world. His command of the scholarship is as solid as his mastery of the texts; he is deft, incisive, and original in his discussions. This is work of exceptional substance and significance."

— Journal of Orthodox Christian Studies

"Bible and Poetry demonstrates once again the potential of Syriac literature to reshape and deepen our historiog-raphy of the formative centuries of Christianity."

— Journal of Early Christian Studies

"Wickes has guided the reader securely with a light through the labyrinthine paths and icons of Ephrem’s poetry, revealing the poet’s mind and personality, along with imaginative biblical landscapes and interpretations unparalleled in late antique Christian literature."

— Biblical Literature

"Wickes’s study contains many helpful and good insights into the way Ephrem works as a poet, interweaving different biblical allusions for a particular purpose, and also into the ways in which he relates himself and his audience to the biblical text."

— Journal of Theological Studies