Kuriakose Valavanolickal presents here in two volumes the first English translation of the twenty-three Demonstrations by Aphrahat, the fourth century Persian Sage, who is one of the earliest authors of the Syriac tradition.

• Contents (page 5)
• Editorial (page 7)
• ABBREVIATIONS (page 8)
• XI THE DEMONSTRATION ON CIRCUMCISION (page 9)
• XII THE DEMONSTRATION ON PASSOVER (page 26)
• XIII THE DEMONSTRATION ON SABBATH (page 41)
• XIV THE DEMONSTRATION ON EXHORTATION (page 55)
• XV THE DEMONSTRATION ON THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN FOODS (page 121)
• XVI THE DEMONSTRATION ON THE PEOPLE WHICH HAVE TAKEN THE PLACE OF THE PEOPLE (page 135)
• XVII THE DEMONSTRATION ON THE MESSIAH WHO IS THE SON OF GOD (page 147)
• XVIII THE DEMONSTRATION AGAINST THE JEWS ON VIRGINITY AND CONTINENCE (page 160)
• XIX THE DEMONSTRATION AGAINST THE JEWS ON ACCOUNT OF THEIR SAYING THAT IT IS CERTAIN FOR THEM TO BE GATHERED TOGETHER (page 172)
• XX THE DEMONSTRATION ON THE SUPPORT OF THE POOR (page 192)
• XXI THE DEMONSTRATION ON PERSECUTION (page 208)
• XXII THE DEMONSTARTION ON DEATH AND THE LATTER TIMES (page 238)
• XXIII THE DEMONSTRATION ON THE CLUSTER OF GRAPES (page 262)
• INDEX OF BIBLICAL REFERENCES (page 321)
• General Index (page 346)