Table of Contents (page 5) Introduction (page 7) Syriac Introduction (page 13) Texts and Translations (page 15) I. Mary and the Angel (page 15) II. Mary and Joseph (page 37) III. Mary and the Magi (page 55) IV-V. Mary and the Gardener (page 75) IV. Mary and the Gardener (East Syriac poem) (page 76) V. Mary and the Gardener (West Syriac poem) (page 82) Annotation (page 93) Abbreviations (page 93) I. Mary and the Angel (page 93) II.
Mary and Joseph (page 95) III. Mary and the Magi (page 95) IV-V. Mary and teh Gardener (page 96) Selected Bibliography (page 99) (a) Dialogue and dispute poems (page 99) (b) Mary in Syriac tradition (page 99) Appendix: Dialogue Sughyotho (page 103) Old Testament (page 103) New Testament (page 104) Other Topics (in alphabetical order) (page 107) (a) Personifications (page 107) (b) Individuals (page 109) Index of Names and Themes (page 111) Index of Biblical References (page 113).