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  <tableOfContents>Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Preface to the third edition -- I. What is Syriac? -- II. Why study it? -- III. The Scope of Syriac Literature -- IV. The place of Syriac among the Aramaic Dialects -- V. Tools -- Epilogue: The Delights of Manuscripts -- Appendix: The Syriac Churches</tableOfContents>
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    <geographic>Middle East</geographic>
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