Biblical Interpretation and Scientific Knowledge in the Syriac Tradition: Between Negotiation and Reception 26-27 October 2026, Irish College, Leuven theo.kuleuven.be/en/research/...
Nicolas Atas
@zoxe.bsky.social
PhD Student at KU Leuven in Syriac and Christian Arabic studies
A Handbook of Neo-Aramaic (eds. Simon Hopkins & Steven Fassberg) The Handbook of Neo-Aramaic aims to provide an introduction to, and details of the complex world of Neo-Aramaic. brill.com/edcollbook/t...
A Handbook of Neo-Aramaic
"A Handbook of Neo-Aramaic" published on 20 Jul 2026 by Brill.
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"Orthodox Churches Should Adopt the Niʿmatallah Corrected Calendar" by Prof. Michael Wingert profmwingert.substack.com/p/hot-take-o...
HOT TAKE: Orthodox Churches Should Adopt the Niʿmatallah Corrected Calendar
This isn’t about “following Rome.” It’s about obeying Nicaea with 21st-century eyes.
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"English-friendly" French-taught summer school in ancient languages at Louvain-la-Neuve (🇧🇪) this August:
Abelao
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ABELAO: Cours d'été de langues anciennes et orientales à Louvain-la-Neuve (4-14 août 2026). Cours en français et en anglais. Réductions early birds jusqu'au 15 avril 2026! abelao.be
Next week we are hosting another paper, this time by Nicolas Atas (KU Leuven) on Syriac lexica! Tune in on Thursday 5 Feb at our regular time of 10 AM CET. As always, don't forget to register w/ @andyhilkens.bsky.social if you're not yet on our mailing list!
A beautiful hymn from the Syrian Orthodox tradition about the institution of priesthood: ܩܪܐ ܠܗ ܐܠܗܐ Qro Leh Aloho "God called him (Moses)" youtu.be/cRk4tg6g8zY?...
Qro Leh Aloho ܩܪܐ ܠܶܗ ܐܰܠܳܗܳܐ
YouTube video by Zmirotho Suryoyotho
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Call for applications for a position as Assistant Professor of Religion in Early Christianity at Princeton University puwebp.princeton.edu/AcadHire/app...
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Postdoc opportunity at the University of Helsinki for a period of 2 years for the research project "Jeremiah for the 21st Century" (PI: Dr. Miika Tucker): - The Peshitta version of Jeremiah - Textual criticism of the Book of Jeremiah jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
Postdoctoral Researcher in The Peshitta of Jeremiah
Postdoctoral Researcher in The Peshitta of Jeremiah
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The Beauty and Value of Eastern Bilingual Manuscripts of the Bible by a (brilliant!) KU Leuven colleague Maxime Maleux alongthesilkroad.com/2025/09/12/t...
The Beauty and Value of Eastern Bilingual Manuscripts of the Bible
Christianity, which originated in the Middle East, has remained deeply rooted among its diverse communities to this day, despite the rise and dominance of Islam. This enduring presence is reflected…
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Armenian garshuni, i.e., Armenian written in Syriac script Vat. sir. 544, f. 9v-12v digi.vatlib.it/view/MSS_Vat... It is always fascinating for me to stumble upon unexpected things in Syriac manuscripts!
L'UCLouvain ouvre un poste académique à temps plein en Exégèse biblique et extrabiblique jobs.uclouvain.be/PersonnelAca...
Un·e académique en Exégèse biblique et extrabiblique
Un·e académique en Exégèse biblique et extrabiblique
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Post-Doctoral Position in Late Antique Syriac Literature at KU Leuven www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo...
Post-Doctoral Position in Late Antique Syriac Literature
Post-Doctoral Position in Syriac Studies
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5-year postdoc position in Syriac studies ‘Gesius’ Commentaries on Galen: Recovering lost works through a mixed-method approach ’ www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Research Associate (Gesius) :Oxford Road
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For those interested in Bar Ṣalībī, a collective volume edited by Bert Jacobs, Herman Teule and Joseph Verheyden was published recently by Brill in the series "Texts and Studies in Eastern Christianity" "Dionysius bar Ṣalībī: Guardian of the Syriac Orthodox Tradition" brill.com/display/titl...
Dionysius bar Ṣalībī: Guardian of the Syriac Orthodox Tradition
"Dionysius bar Ṣalībī: Guardian of the Syriac Orthodox Tradition" published on 19 May 2025 by Brill.
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An interesting article about the language practices of Melkite Christians navigating between Greek, Syriac and Arabic. This article presents several contextualized examples of manuscripts www.ku.de/thf/fachgebi...
When Scribes Switched Languages: Curious Patterns in Syriac Rūm Orthodox Manuscripts
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Come study with us! Fully-funded Ph.D. scholarship opportunity to work on the Late Antique translation of texts. www.acu.edu.au/research-and...
A nice drawing in this manuscript of Bar Hebraeus from 1810 MS Rendel Harris 59, fol. 86v openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0006/ht...
Exhibition of 15 Syriac manuscripts at KU Leuven on Thursday 11 September 2025 at 4 PM at the Maurits Sabbe Library in Leuven: "Treasures from the East: Syriac Manuscripts in the Collection of the Maurits Sabbe Library" Registration: bib.kuleuven.be/msb/over/nie...
Post-doc position for a Syriacist in the Frankfurt-Leuven Project “Commentary on the Ecclesiastical History of John of Ephesus.” Deadline for applications: 23 July 2025 Position is to be filled as of 1 October 2025 for a period of 36 months. www.uni-frankfurt.de/48794849/FB0...
Goethe-Universität — FB08 - Philosophie und Geschichtswissenschaften
Die Goethe-Universität ist eine forschungsstarke Hochschule in der europäischen Finanzmetropole Frankfurt. Lebendig, urban und weltoffen besitzt sie als Stiftungsuniversität ein einzigartiges Maß an E...
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If you want to listen to me speak about Turoyo Neo-Aramaic for about 20 min in English, listen to this podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Turoyo language (with Nicolas Atas)
Podcast Episode · GAZE ܓܰܙܶܐ̈ – The Treasures of Syriac · 06/26/2025 · 22m
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My presentation "Hagiography in Ṭuroyo as a part of the local history of Ṭur ʿAbdīn" at the "Symposium on Syriac Saints: Lives, Commemoration, and Memory" at Marquette University (Milwaukee WI, April 10-12, 2025) youtu.be/I1Tnpw81CS8?...
ܪܥܝܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ "Ware Herder": A documentary film about the life of the late Mor Julius Yeshu Çiçek, former metropolitan of the Syrian Orthodox Archdiocese of Central Europe
Thank you @mara-nicosia.bsky.social !
Mara Nicosia@mara-nicosia.bsky.social · 2y agoWhat a book launch! Thanks to @albertorigolio.bsky.social for introducing us and to Aaron Butts for leading and commenting so nicely on the book. Huge thanks to @zoxe.bsky.social, G Kiraz, A Cherkashina, M Farina and H Mutzafi @gorgiaspress.bsky.social @durhamclassics.bsky.social
Don't miss our book launch tomorrow!
Durham Classics and Ancient History@durhamclassics.bsky.social · 2y ago📚 Book launch for @mara-nicosia.bsky.social edited volume on 'Syriac Lexis and Lexica', published by @gorgiaspress.bsky.social 📅 3:30pm, 25 Feb 🔗 To attend this virtual event, please visit: buff.ly/413SBW7
I recently acquired a two-volume work containing a non-critical edition of the 70 Syriac Orthodox preserved anaphoras listed by Patriarch Afrem Barṣawm in his “Scattered Pearls”. This collection offers a fascinating glimpse into the richness of the Syriac liturgical tradition!
L’Académie Belge pour l’Étude des Langues Anciennes et Orientales (ABELAO) a le plaisir de vous inviter à son école d’été, qui se tiendra à Louvain-la-Neuve du 29 juillet au 8 août. Plus de détails et inscriptions sur www.abelao.eu
