Committee for the Promulgation of Ancient Religious Texts - CPART

03/02/2024

Wonderfully engaging lecture by Dr. Alberto Rigolio (Durham) based on his current research project.

International Interfaith Reading Group on Eastern Christianity in Interfaith ContextsSUBSCRIBE for more sessions: ► h...

03/02/2024

Looking forward to this conference later in the month.

Conference venue: Chemistry Department, Lower Mount Joy, South Rd, Durham DH1 3LE. Please make sure you use the entrance facing Rose Street. Scarborough Lecture Theatre (CG93), 21st and 22nd of March Lecture Theatre (CG85), 23rd of March Day 1, 21.03.2024, Department of Chemistry, Scarborough

02/28/2024

Find out what the Syriac tradition has to say about Joseph in this new post at Ancient Jew Review!

These texts offered a window onto the literary creativity and inventiveness of the early Syriac tradition itself.

05/09/2023

A fabulous conference planned for June on the Greek Sources of East-Syriac Mysticism.

04/19/2023

The latest issue of Hugoye: Journal of Syriac Studies is now out!

01/17/2023

Fabulous opportunity for graduate students and postdocs to develop their Syriac reading skills!

Dumbarton Oaks/HMML Summer School

01/17/2023

https://books.openedition.org/efr/45768
A fabulous collection of essays on missions and other engagement with modern Middle Eastern Christianity, just published and freely available.

En quoi les missions chrétiennes du Levant ont-elles été des lieux de production de savoirs « orientaux » ? Comment ces connaissances ont-elles circulé de part et d’autre de la Méditerranée ? Comment ont-elles été reformulées et réappropriées localement ? Cet ouvrage se penche sur l.....

01/13/2023

One of the world's great research libraries reopens.

It underwent an epic 15-year-long renovation courtesy Bruno Gaudin Architectes

11/02/2022

A free lecture introducing a fabulous new book by Christopher De Hamel.

28 November - Christopher de Hamel introduces us to a fraternity of enthusiasts for the most beautiful books ever made

08/18/2022

Very excited about this new book by Sebastian Brock!

Founded in 1968, St Vladimir's Seminary Press is the largest and most active publisher of Orthodox Christian books in the English language.

03/15/2022

This splendid reader is current available at a 40% discount from Amazon. It offers a wonderful window on the world of Eastern Christianity through a varied collection of expertly introduced of texts!

Eastern Christianity: A Reader

03/03/2022

Now available - another treasure from the Syriac tradition.

Jacob of Sarug's homily on Aaron the Priest, focusing on the period leading up to and including the death of Aaron described in Numbers 20:22–29.

02/23/2022

Lots to explore on this great site!

Practical examples and theoretical reflections on the do's and don'ts of using digital tools for your study and research in African and Asian Studies.

02/17/2022

02/11/2022

Sebastian Brock explains the idea of the hidden pearl in the Syriac tradition.

By Sebastian Brock It is sometimes asked, “Where does the term ‘hidden pearl’ come from? What does it signify? And why, specifically, a pearl?” An answer to such questions is best given in two part…

02/03/2022

This unique homily on the death of Aaron the Priest is now available for pre-order. Another beautiful work from the early Syriac tradition!

Jacob of Sarug's homily on Aaron the Priest, focusing on the period leading up to and including the death of Aaron described in Numbers 20:22–29.

01/29/2022

This series of lectures on Jacob of Serugh was surely one of the highlights of 2021. All worth watching and rewatching!

The Year of Jacob of Serugh: An Online Series of Lectures on the Writings and Theology of the Bishop of Batnan to Celebrate the 1500th Anniversary of His Death Maronite Eparchy of Los Ang…

01/28/2022

This conversation between Fr. Columba Stewart and Prof. Robin Darling Young promises to be splendid!

Fr. Columba Stewart, OSB interviews Dr. Robin Darling Young, associate professor of church history at Catholic University of America, who focuses on the Chal...

01/16/2022

This looks interesting!!

Tadmor – Palmyra. New monograph by Michał Gawlikowski January 10, 2022 by aszy “Tadmor – Palmyra. A Caravan City between East and West” is a new book by Prof. Michał Gawlikowski, the long-time director of PCMA UW expedition in this city. It has been published by IRSA Foundation for the Pro...

12/02/2021

Looking forward to this promising invitation to Syriac Christianity!

Despite their centrality to the history of Christianity in the East, Syriac Christians have generally been excluded from modern accounts of the faith. Originating from Mesopotamia, Syriac Christians quickly spread across Eurasia, from Turkey to China, developing a distinctive and influential form of...

12/01/2021

The new Eastern Christianity Reader is now available - time to explore the riches of Eastern Christianity!

12/01/2021

Luke 1:26 from Vatican Syriac 13 (736 A.D.)

10/20/2021

Another important contribution to this year's commemoration of Jacob of Serugh!

10/20/2021

Tune in tomorrow October 20, 2021, at 10:00 (Washington, DC Time) for the next lecture on Jacob of Serugh.

Thomas Kollamparampil, CMI is Professor of Theology at the Pontifical Athenaeum, Dharmaran Vidiya Ksheteram, Bangalore, India. Pastoral Catechesis of Mar Jacob of Serugh October 20, 2021, at 10:00 …

10/17/2021

Coming 8-10 November, 2021 - Get ready for three exciting days of new research on the Syriac Orthodox Metropolitan of Amid, Dionysius bar Ṣalībī (d. 2 November, 1171)!!!

One of the major exponents of a period of Syriac literary efflorescence known as the Syriac Renaissance was the Syriac Orthodox Metropolitan of Amid, Dionysius bar Ṣalībī (d. 2 November, 1171). This prolific author wrote on a wide range of topics, including biblical exegesis, liturgy, religious ...

09/27/2021

An exciting development for lovers of Armenian Literature. Thanks Jack for the notice.

By Jesse S. Arlen Special to the Mirror-Spectator It’s an unusually chilly Friday evening in September. You put on the meditative piano music of George Gurdjieff and Thomas de Hartmann, pour yourself a generous glass of Voskevaz Vanakan, and cozy up under a blanket to read Yeghishe’s History of ...

09/13/2021

Prof. Susan Harvey (Brown University) interviews Dr. Sebastian Brock (University of Oxford) about Syriac Studies.

AIEP-IAPS interview with professor Sebastian Brock, Wolfson College, Oxford University, England. Special gratitude to Prof. Susan Harvey (Brown University).

09/10/2021

Congratulations on the election of His Grace Mar Awa Royel as the new Catholicos Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East ACOE.

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The Assyrian Church of the East on Wednesday elected their new patriarch in Erbil after Mar Gewargis III Sliwa stepped down due to health reasons.The church on Wednesday elected Mar Awa Royel as the new patriarch in a ceremony held in St. John the Baptist Church in...

08/04/2021

Wonderful news for HMML and for the study and preservation of manuscripts!

HMML has been awarded a $5 million grant from Arcadia, a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin. Read more here: hmml.org/stories/hmml-receives-grant-from-arcadia

This the single-largest gift to HMML in our 56-year history and Arcadia’s third major grant to HMML. The five-year grant focuses on digitization, archiving, and cataloging endangered manuscript collections outside of Europe.