Cornelia B. Horn (theological studies, early Christian literature, and Greek and Oriental patristics) and Robert R. Phenix (Hebrew Bible and early Christianity, both Saint Louis U.) offer an edition of three works by Rufus (fl.476-518), bishop of Maiuma, in Gaza, as part of his effort to support anti-Chaledonian Christians, ascetics, and married lay people in Palestine during the fifth and early sixth centuries. The Syriac original faces pages of English translation with footnotes on the text and its contents. The Society of Biblical Literature publishes the book and distributes the paperbound edition; Brill distributes the clothbound edition. Annotation 2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
