In memoriam: Kurt Rudolph (1929-2020)
Another lion in the study of Gnosticism has left us. Rudolph’s majesterial synthesis Gnosis: The Nature and History of Gnosticism, was the first book I ever read on the subject. […]
Author Archives: dmb93
Álvarez on Kotwick, Der Papyrus von Derveni
Below you find a review from Bryn Mawr Classical Review on an important, recent edition (with introduction, text, commentary) of the Derveni Papyrus, as important a source for ancient Orphism […]
R.I.P. Thomas Lambdin
Some readers of this site may recognize Lambdin as the translator of the Gospel of Thomas in Robinson’s classic volume The Nag Hammadi Library in English. Lambdin’s Introduction to Sahidic […]
PhD Scholarship in Jewish, Christian and Islamic Origins at Groningen
courtesy of Prof. Lautaro Roig Lanzillotta: PhD Scholarship in Jewish, Christian and Islamic Origins (B076220) Scholarship opportunities The Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Groningen, Netherlands, […]
call for submissions, new series – Gorgias Coptic Studies
New Series: GORGIAS COPTIC STUDIES Gorgias Press is launching a new series on Coptic Christianity. The series consists of monographs, collected volumes, and texts and translations of Coptic documents from […]
in manus tuas – Jan den Boeft 1935-2019
Taking a look at the latest issue of Vigiliae Christianae, I stumbled across an obituary for this terrific scholar of Latin and the Latin tradition, whose passing in August of […]
job: Syriac Cataloguing at the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library
The Hill Museum & Manuscript Library (HMML) at Saint John’s University (SJU) invites applications for the full-time, benefit-eligible position of Cataloger of Syriac and Christian Arabic Manuscripts. This is a […]
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