Gorgias Press

Gorgias Press

Status	Active
Founded	2001
Founders	Christine Kiraz and George Kiraz
Country of origin	United States
Headquarters location	Piscataway, New Jersey
Distribution	Worldwide
Publication types	Books, academic journals
Nonfiction topics	History, Religious studies, Linguistics, Syriac studies, Ancient Near East, Early Christianity, Arabic studies, Islamic studies, Jewish studies
Official website	www.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 press publishes titles in history, religious studies, and linguistics, with a special focus on the Ancient Near East, Syriac, Arabic, Early Christianity, Classical studies, Biblical studies, Jewish studies, Mandaean studies, and Islamic studies. ^[2] Authors include Jamal-Dominique Hopkins, Sebastian Brock, Jorunn Jacobsen Buckley, Clinton Bennett, David C. Parker, Andrei Orlov, Iain Torrance, Philip Khuri Hitti, George Percy Badger, Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, Ignatius Afram I Barsoum, Ignatius Elias III, Aziz Suryal Atiya, and William Hatch. ^{[3] [4]} The press also publishes critical editions and English translations of previously untranslated or under-translated works, such as those of Hippolytus of Rome, Jacob of Sarug, and Isaac the Syrian. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Gorgias publishes more than 30 book series, including Gorgias Handbooks, Gorgias Ugaritic Studies, Gorgias Mandaean Studies , Judaism in Context, and Texts from Christian Late Antiquity. ^[8] In addition to books, the press publishes several 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 Walter de Gruyter and Gorgias entered into an e-book distribution partnership. ^[13]

In 2025, the press launched the Gorgias Press Books eReader app in partnership with Glassboxx, to enable retail customers to download eBook editions of the Gorgias catalog.

2026 is the 25th anniversary of Gorgias Press.

See also

• Beth Mardutho

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.

External links

• Official website