o have a basic grasp of the history & influence of the Melkites, these books give a wonderful outline:

• Dick, Ignatios. Melkites: Greek Orthodox and Greek Catholics of the Patriarchates of Antioch, Alexandria and Jerusalem. Sophia Press, 2004.

• Descy, Serge. The Melkite Church. Sophia Press, 1993.

• Murphy, Gerasimos T. Maximos IV at Vatican II. Sophia Press, 2011.

• Samra, Nicholas, ed. The Courage to be Ourselves: The Legacy of Archbishop JosephTawil. Sophia Press, 2009

• Samra, Bishop Nicholas J. Standing on their Shoulders: Stories of the First Melkite Priests in America. Sophia Press, 2014.