There are over 150 metrical homilies commonly attributed to the fifth-century Syriac poet, Isaac of Antioch, although in fact this corpus seems to consist of the works by four different poets named Isaac. In this lecture Prof. Becker will provide a survey of the corpus as a whole, including a discussion of its transmission history, and discuss…
This lecture distills Schmidt’s book Josephus and Jesus: New Evidence for the One Called Christ (Oxford University Press, 2025), which brings to light an extraordinary connection between Jesus of Nazareth and the Jewish historian Josephus. Writing in 93/94 CE, Josephus composed an account of Jesus known as the Testimonium…
Despite the publication of the foundational studies of Erwand Ter-Minassiantz of relations between the Syriac and Armenian churches more than a century ago, contacts between Syriac and Armenian Christianities are still marginalized. In this talk I will argue the case for the emerging field of Syro-Armenian studies, addressing some key events…