On April 14, Ivane Javakhishvili
Tbilisi State University hosted University Book Festival. The event
was dedicated to two important dates in the history of the Georgian
book – the publication of the first scientific printed edition (in
1643 Mario Maggio printed in Italy a book, titled “A Grammar of the
Georgian Language”,) and the founding of the first Georgian
printing press in 1708, under the patronage of King Vakhtang
VI.
At the festival, scientific works
authored by the academic personnel of the state and private
universities, functioning in Tbilisi and prepared at the publishing
houses of universities throughout 2018-2023, were presented.
A separate stand was assigned to
books prepared by the Publishing House of Tbilisi Theological
Academy and Seminary.
The head of the University
library - Zurab Gaiparashvili, the Rector Jaba Samushia and the
Rector of Saint Andrew the First-Called Georgian University Irakli
Brachuli gave speeches at the festival.
Revaz Mujirishvili, a consultant
of the Publishing House of the Theological Academy and Seminary,
presented the books of our school to the interested visitors.
Books Published at
Tbilisi Theological Academy and Seminary And Presented at the
Festival
1. For Virginity and Godly
Citizenship by Saint Gregory of Nyssa - the text was prepared for
publication, the research, comments and glossary were added to by
Protopresbyter Giorgi Zviadadze, Tbilisi, 2011
2. The Song of Songs by Saint
Gregory Nazianzus – the text was prepared for publication, the
research and glossary were added to by Gulnaz Kiknadze, Tbilisi,
2013.
3. Saint Gregory the Theologian’s
Life, by Gregory the Monk and Praise of Saint Gregory the
Theologian, by Sophron of Jerusalem (Old Georgian Translations) -
the texts were prepared for publication and the research material
was added to by Tamar Margiani, Tbilisi, 2022.
4. The Great Canon of Saint
Andrew of Crete (Old Georgian translations) - the text was prepared
for publication by Elene Metreveli and Laura Grigolashvili, the
research was conducted and the glossary was added to by Laura
Grigolashvili, Tbilisi, 2020.
5. Anti-Monophysite Homilies of
Niketas Stethatos – the texts, research and glossary were prepared
by Maia Rapava, Tbilisi, 2013.
6. An Annotated Bibliography of
Books Published on Religious Topics (1978-2015) – the material was
gathered and prepared for publication by the students of Tbilisi
Theological Academy, Tbilisi, 2015.
7. Old Georgian Original
Theological Literature and Bibliography of Writings Grouped
According to The Areas of Study – Enrico Gabidzashvili, Tbilisi,
2015.
8. Saint John of Damascus, A
Thorough Interpretation of the Orthodox Faith - the monument was
translated from Greek, the original text and its English and
Russian translations were incorporated into the edition, the
Foreword and footnotes were added to by Edisher Chelidze, Tbilisi,
2019.
9. A Technology of Icon Painting
- Murad Tqemaladze, Tbilisi, 2016.
10. S. A. Ternovsky, The Eastern
Patriarchates of the Orthodox Church (Until the 9th Century) –
translated by Nora Gabriadze, Tbilisi, 2017.
11. Homiletic Monuments
Translated into Georgian ΙΙΙ, Old Georgian Translations of Homilies
Dedicated to the Mother of God by Saint John of Damascus – the
texts were prepared for publication, the notes, research and a
glossary of synonyms were added to by Nino Melikishvili, Tbilisi,
2019.
12. Homiletic Monuments
Translated into Georgian, ΙV, Old Georgian Translations of Homilies
Dedicated to Epiphany, Part I, Tbilisi, 2020.
13. Homiletic Monuments
Translated into Georgian V, Old Georgian Translations of Homilies
Dedicated to the Epiphany by Saint Gregory Nazianzus, Part I - the
texts were prepared for publication by Maia Rapava and Nino
Melikishvili, the research was added to by Maia Rapava, Tbilisi,
2021.
14. Gragnili (The Scroll), a
Collection of Ecclesiastical and Scientific Works, VIII, Tbilisi,
2021.
15. A Collection of Conference
Talks of Tbilisi Theological Academy and Seminary (May 2019), III,
Tbilisi, 2020.
16. Theological and Scientific
Works, XII-XIII, Tbilisi, 2022.
