I received the following email from George Kiraz and pass it along for the benefit of all.
Dear Christian,
I am writing to introduce you to some of Gorgias Press’s academic publishing programs. At the last SBL meeting, we released ca. 65 new titles, some of which are listed below under my signature. During the past nine [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Aramaic’
Syriac news: New releases by Gorgias Press
How to teach Aramaic
Ed Cook (Ralph the Sacred River) has an excellent, if very technical, post on how to teach Aramaic.
Call for papers: International Organization for Targum Studies
We are only a year away from the triennial IOSOT meeting and its associated meetings which includes the IOTS. The Congress will be held at the University of Helsinki and the associated meetings will overlap a bit more this time which should help to reduce costs, 10 days in Slovenia was great, but tough on [...]
The Economist on “The Art Scroll Talmud”
The Economist has a short article on a new edition of the Talmud. I haven’t spent much time with this so I am not sure how it is revolutionizing Talmud study…
For Orthodox Jews, lifelong study of the Talmud is the supreme religious precept. But for many earnest students through the ages, it has been a [...]
Calling Targum Scholars – Sigla Project
From our beloved IOTS President Willem Smelik:
Dear members of the IOTS and other interested parties,
The IOTS has long discussed the desirability of new editions of (most of) the Targums. A first task, the collection of data on targumic manuscripts, has already started and has come to a promising, even if partial, conclusion at the [...]
