New work on Enoch tradition reviewed
John C. Reeves and Annette Yoshiko Reed. Enoch from Antiquity to the Middle Ages. Volume 1, Sources from Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Oxford, 2018. This new book looks very useful; […]
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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 […]
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 […]
new book: Demons in Late Antiquity – Their Perception and Transformation in Different Literary Genres
…Now appearing from De Gruyter is a new anthology of papers on demons and demonology: Demons in Late Antiquity: Their Perception and Transformation in Different Literary Genres. Edited by Eva […]
new book: Théories et pratiques de la prière à la fin de l’Antiquité
…Books and volumes on prayer and philosophy have been appearing like crazy the last few years. Here is one more, and it looks terrific. (The following info is from its […]
in memoriam: John D. Turner
Yesterday I received the very sad news of the passing of John D. Turner, who died on Saturday, 26 October 2019, at his home in Nebraska. He was among family […]
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