Syriac Lunch Seminar

Participation is open to graduate students and postdoctoral researchers from all academic fields and is by invitation.
Those interested in attending are kindly asked to contact Katherine Painter (mailto:katherine.painter@theology.ox.ac.uk) by the Sunday prior to the date(s) they wish to attend so that complementary lunch can be provided.

This seminar is made possible by the generous sponsorship of Campion Hall and the Dolabani Fund for Syriac Studies.
Type: Seminar Series
Timing: Wednesdays 12:15-13:30

Talks:

Wednesday 29 October 2025

The Cult of Shmuni In and Out of Church: Liturgy, Domestic Piety, and Memoryscapes
Date: 29 October 2025, 12:15 - 13:30
Speaker : Yael Nu'emah-Kremer
Venue: Campion Hall, Brewer Street OX1 1QS
Venue Details: Lecture Room
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 5 November 2025

Methodological Inquiry into Syriac Social History: The Case Study of Syriac Legal Literature
Date: 5 November 2025, 12:15 - 13:30
Speaker : Carlo Emilio Biuzzi
Venue: Campion Hall, Brewer Street OX1 1QS
Venue Details: Lecture Room
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 12 November 2025

Lived Spaces: The Natural Environment in the Syriac Tradition (ca. 4th-13th c. CE)
Date: 12 November 2025, 12:15 - 13:30
Speaker : Nidanu O'Shea
Venue: Campion Hall, Brewer Street OX1 1QS
Venue Details: Lecture Room
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 19 November 2025

Heavenly Powers and Agency in Late Antique Thought: Narsai and Eznik
Date: 19 November 2025, 12:15 - 13:30
Speaker : Amin Royatvand
Venue: Campion Hall, Brewer Street OX1 1QS
Venue Details: Lecture Room
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 26 November 2025

The Revelation of Ezra Prognostic in Syriac: a Translation From Three Newly Identified Fragments
Date: 26 November 2025, 12:15 - 13:30
Speaker : Abigail Pearson
Venue: Campion Hall, Brewer Street OX1 1QS
Venue Details: Lecture Room
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

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