For those of you who are interested in the history of Christianity in Late Antiquity and its continuation after the rise of Islam, it might be interesting to know that in 2016 the Amsterdam Summer School offers two course in Syriac Christianity.
1. The Bible in the Syriac Tradition (20-24 July 2016);
http://www.studyabroadinamsterdam.nl/en/summerschool/courses/bible_syriac/bible_syriac.asp;
2. Syriac Christianity in Context (27-31 July 2016);
These courses are a unique opportunity to study in one of Europe’s most vibrant cities. They are offered by experts from VU University Amsterdam and from other places in the Netherlands and abroad. If you are interested in these courses, or if you are in a position that you have students or research fellows who may be interested in the courses, feel free to contact me if you have any questions! For general information about the Amsterdam Summer School see http://www.studyabroadinamsterdam.nl/en/summerschool/index.asp. See also our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/SummerCourseSyriacChristianity?fref=nf.
Kind regards,
Wido van Peursen
Prof. dr. W.T. (Wido) van Peursen
Faculty of Theology, VU University Amsterdam
De Boelelaan 1105, 1081 HV Amsterdam
Tel. +31 (0)20 59 83427; email: [log in to unmask]
Twitter: @PeursenWTvan; Skype: peursenwtvan
Amsterdam Summer School on Syriac Christianity 18-29 July 2016:
https://www.facebook.com/SummerCourseSyriacChristianity
https://twitter.com/SyriacChristia1
Eep Talstra Centre for Bible and Computer
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