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Spots are filling up quickly, so reserve your place in Summer Syriac today! Beginning and Intermediate/Advanced classes run June 16-July 3 and meet synchronously both in person and online.

https://t.co/6zg8Zb6RMp

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Call for Papers! An interdisciplinary workshop in Rome aims to explore the rich and complex role of biblical manuscripts within Middle Eastern cultures, past and present. Abstracts due January 1, 2026. Full info below.

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Want to learn Syriac or brush up on your skills? It's time to register for our world-famous summer intensives!

Beginning and Intermediate/Advanced classes will run June 16-July 3. Classes meet at our NJ institute & online.

Reserve your place today! https://t.co/6zg8Zb7pBX

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Join us today, February 5, on Zoom at 12:00 Eastern as we unveil Version 1.0 of Simtho after 4 previous Beta versions. Simtho has exceeded 25 million words of Syriac texts!

Registration is required:
https://t.co/eJ5pQs51qa

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Join Beth Mardutho, @the_IAS , and NES @Princeton on February 5th, at noon EST for the official launch of the full version of Simtho! All beta versions have been completed, and we are ready to unveil the full digital corpus.

Registration required: https://t.co/eJ5pQs5zfI

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Happening today at 4:30pm! #SBLAAR24

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Headed to #SBLAAR24? Join us and @gorgiaspress on Sunday, November 24th at 4:30pm for a literary celebration! Find us at Booth 713 in the Exhibition Hall!

You won't want to miss @NPosegay and @m_schmierer signing their new book! And much more...

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Want to learn Syriac this winter? Are you in the UK or Europe? Our director and malphono extraordinaire @GeorgeKiraz is heading to Cambridge in January to teach a week-long intensive.

Reserve your place now!
https://t.co/zXmLxtVRKu

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@bethshanoge Thank you for checking in. Unfortunately, the models won't be available for the time being.

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Stories from Syriac on Site #8

Julia Hintlian, a PhD candidate @Harvard reflects on the diversity of communities in Tur 'Abdin — past and present.

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Stories from Syriac On Site #7

Cosimo Paravano (PhD candidate in Byzantine Studies @univienna) reflects on the stories and memories that Syriac communities preserve about their environment.

Read more below!

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Stories from Syriac On Site #6

Alex Lopez (a PhD student in Early Christian Studies at The Catholic University of America) says Beth Mardutho's travel course reshaped how he thinks about his scholarship and his position in relation to the living Syriac tradition.

Read on!

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Stories from Syriac On Site #5

Chris Mezger, a PhD candidate @Yale, shared that Beth Mardutho's travel class gave detail and texture to his understanding of Tur ‘Abdin.

Read more below!

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Stories from Syriac On Site #4

Giorgia Nicosia, a PhD candidate @ugent - EPHE (Paris), says the most important thing she learned “was that kthobonoyo is way more alive than I ever thought.”

Read more of her story below!

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Stories from Syriac On Site #3

Patrick Conlin, a PhD Student in Religious Studies at Marquette University, shares how @bethmardutho's travel course helped him connect Syriac Studies with his interests in liberation theology.

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Stories from Syriac On Site #2

Aimee Hannoush (a masters student in Early Christian Studies @NotreDame) says, "The trip to Tur Abdin was unforgettable."

Read more of her story below!

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Stories from Syriac On Site #1

Briana Grenert (PhD student @dukereligion) shares that she “applied in an excited frenzy” because “this class sounded absolutely perfect, like a dream.”

Read more of her experience below!

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The special travel class brought 16 participants from across the US & Europe to tour Syriac sites in southeastern Turkey, visit with members of the Syriac community, give research presentations, & read Syriac texts on location. In the coming weeks we’ll share students' stories!

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Stay tuned! From July 8-21 @bethmardutho instructors @emily_chesley and Hannah Stork led “Syriac On Site: Literary and Material Geography of the Syriac World.”

[Beth Mardutho @bethmardutho]

The special travel class brought 16 participants from across the US & Europe to tour Syriac sites in southeastern Turkey, visit with members of the Syriac community, give research presentations, and read Syriac texts on location.

In the coming weeks we’ll share students' stories