Rabbinic Literature, Syriac Patristic
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The article presents the discovery of a new manuscript containing extracts from the Syriac version of the «Hundred Chapters» of St. Diadochus of Photice. The article provides the identification of the chapters along with their incipits as... more
This volume gives a bilingual Syriac-English edition of Saint Jacob of Sarug’s homily on the Chariot which the Prophet Ezekiel saw. The Syriac text is fully vocalized, and the translation is annotated with a commentary and biblical... more
These slides (presented in 2018) give a brief overview and sample of the literature known as the Pseudo-Clementines, while providing some arguments for the originality of the Syriac text. (N.b.: a sense of humor is required.)
Comprehensive list of 7 literaray phenomena in Mishnah: anaphora, epiphora, chapter segues, anadiplosis, inclusio, paranomasia, leitwort
רשימה מקפת של 7 תופעות ספרותיות במשנה: אנפורה, אפיפורה, מעברי פרקים, שרשור, משחקי לשון, מילים מנחות
רשימה מקפת של 7 תופעות ספרותיות במשנה: אנפורה, אפיפורה, מעברי פרקים, שרשור, משחקי לשון, מילים מנחות
Lo femenino ha sido un tópico recurrente en los autores de la patrística y ha ocupado gran lugar en sus obras exegéticas, poéticas o históricas. Sin embargo, el interés de estos autores no solo se dirigió al análisis de cuestiones... more
We will examine texts from the Mishnah Berakhot and Bavli Berakhot whose message seems subsersive, going against the grain of the apparent overall aims of the broader context. By means of close reading I will show that the apparently... more
This paper examines the macro-redaction of a tractate, Berakhot. In previous work I have shown how the conclusion of the Toseftan tractate sums up the major themes of the tractate and integrates them into a cohesive conceptual framework.... more
Conference “Judaism in the 7th and 8th Centuries”, Princeton University, 12-13 November 2017.
Much of Mishnah Tractate Sotah consists of digressions from the titular topic. Going beyond the standard explanation of pre-existing collections included by the redactor for mnemotechnical reasons, this article will demonstrate the... more
The edition includes a study on the East Syriac hymnological collection Warda (13th-16th cent.)+ 35 hymns in the Syriac original and Russian translation.
מחבר המאמר הוא ד"ר לתלמוד מאוניברסיטת פוטסדאם בוגר הישיבות 'חברון' ו'מיר'. המאמר אינו מציית לכללים החברתיים-כלכליים של העולם האקדמי (בורדייה/ 'אין חבוש מתיר עצמו מבית האסורים'). המאמר מבקש לבחון את הדרך בה אנו קוראים ומפרשים את התלמוד... more
This paper presents a series of examples revealing some significant aspects about the technique of the Greek translation of Ephrem’s mēmrā on Niniveh and Jonah (Syriac text by Edmund Beck, 1970; editio princeps of the Greek text by... more
רבים תוהים מדוע המשנה במסכת שבת מקדימה למשנה המרכזית של 39 מלאכות (פ"ז מ"ב) את ששת הפרקים הראשונים, העוסקים בחלקם בהכנות לקראת שבת ובחלקם בענייני הוצאה. במאמר זה נבחן הסברים שונים שהוצעו לסדר הפרקים כאן, ונתמקד בפתיחה 'במה' המופיעה בארבעה... more
The doctoral thesis examines a universal history by the 7th-century East Syriac (The Church of the East) author John bar Penkaye “Book of the Main Points, or The History of the Temporal World” in the context of East Syrian literary... more
הזמנה לערב עיון - השקת ספרי מרבדי משנה
A guide to numerals in Syriac by Gareth Hughes
In this book, Lynn Kaye examines how rabbis of late antiquity thought about time through their legal reasoning and storytelling, and what these insights mean for thinking about time today. Providing close readings of legal and narrative... more
LIterary analysis of arrangement and structure of Mishnah Pesahim chapter 10
Unfortunately, the full bibliographical references are not included here because the bibliography was at the back of the book.
Bozza di programma del Laboratorio «Testi cristiani antichi (II-VII sec.)» – Università Roma Tre (primo semestre 2021-2022) The draft program of the Laboratory «Ancient Christian Texts (II-VII sec.)» – Roma Tre University (first Semester... more
Aphraatis Sapientis Persae: Demonstrationes XVIII
Сиријски текст - српски превод
Сиријски текст - српски превод
This paper discusses the ecclesiology of Ephraem the Syrian. It describes both Ephraem's relation to Jewish ideas of priesthood and covenant and Ephraem's position to the Roman Empire and its church. It also discusses aspects of his... more
The purpose of this study is to analyze the implications of seven traditions recorded in the Mishnah for our understanding of Jewish practice regarding the pronunciation of Tetragrammaton in the late second temple period. We will look at... more
In this paper I will examine the macro-redaction of an entire Toseftan tractate Berakhot. In my previous work on the redaction of the tractate I demonstrated certain overall redactorial techniques that bind the tractate together and... more
The International Catacomb Society desires to support scholars of demonstrated promise and ability who are judged capable of producing significant, original research within the sphere of the Mediterranean world from the late Hellenistic... more
PhD in Scientiae Ecclesiasticae Orientale