Thrilled to announce a handbook to the Syriac homiletic tradition edited by @jedwardwalters.bsky.social and myself! We are grateful to all the contributors, and we hope this volume inspires others to explore these wonderful, fascinating texts. See Jamey's excellent description of the volume below.
Jamey Walters@jedwardwalters.bsky.social · 4d agoIt's officially publication day for the physical volume of "A Guide to Preaching and the Homiletic Genre in Late Antique Syriac Literature," edited by myself and @philipforness.bsky.social. This has been a project many years in the making, and we are thrilled to see it finally completed.
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