PROGRAMME
The morning session will
consist of a series of papers
exploring the Syriac Bible and
its legacy in Iraq. Papers
include: Dr. George Kiraz
(Piscataway, USA)
The Syriac Bible from Ancient
Codices to Electronic Verses. Prof. Bas Ter Haar Romeny
(Leiden)
The Interpretation of the Bible
in the Syriac Tradition. Dr. Istvan Perczel (Tübingen-Budapest)
Syriac Bible Manuscripts in
India. Mr. Mark Dickens (SOAS,
London)
The Syriac Bible in Central
Asia.
The afternoon session
investigates the challenges
encountered by Christianity in
Iraq today. The current
situation will be discussed
by representatives of the
various Syriac Churches in Iraq
[the Assyrians, Chaldaeans,
Syrian Orthodox and Syrian
Catholic]. Dr. Joe Seferta (London)
The Jesuit Contribution to
Christian Education in Iraq. Dr. Shafiq Abouzayd
(Oxford)
The Exodus of the Iraqi
Christians and its Biblical and
Spiritual Significance.
For reservation, please
contact:
Dr. Erica C.D. Hunter
(organiser of this event
)
e-mail: eh9@soas.ac.uk
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