W. David L.

PhD Cand. 2023 in NT& Empire Studies at Union Theological Seminary in NYC|Trinity-Union Fellow ’19|Assoc. Prof.@ #Nanjing UTS|Lover of the #SilkRoad & #Xinjiang

[Nrken19 @nrken19]

New map showing Roman trade with the East, c. 1st–3rd centuries AD.

https://t.co/9ZmeX3KRDe

[ASSYRIA TODAY ܐܬܼܘܪ ܝܘܡܢܐ @TodayAssyria]

✨🕊️I am Izla, an Assyrian Christian, and this is the flag of Assyria — the beloved land where I come from. ❤️🤍💙

Although I was born in the diaspora, far from my ancestral homeland, Assyria has always lived in my heart. I have never seen the land of my ancestors with my own eyes, but I dream of visiting it one day. 🌍🤍

My ancestors endured centuries of hardship and persecution, yet they never lost their faith, language, or identity. Because of their strength and sacrifice, our heritage lives on today. ✝️🕊️

Through the stories of my family, our traditions, and our beautiful language, I know who I am and where I come from. 🫶🏼

No matter where life takes me, I will always remember my roots.

Because Assyria is not only a place on a map — it is a home carried in the hearts of its people. ❤️🤍💙

✨ Assyria lives on through us. ✨

#Assyria ❤️🤍💙 #Assyrian #AssyrianChristian ✝️ #AssyrianPride #AssyrianHeritage #AssyrianCulture #AssyrianDiaspora #Mesopotamia #Nineveh #Aramaic #ProudToBeAssyrian #FaithAndFamily #AssyriaLivesOn 🕊️

[Fight With Memes @FightWithMemes]

Accurate.

[Catholicism in East Asia @TheChurchInAsia]

"Woman Washes Jesus’ Feet With Her Tears," a painting by Korean Catholic artist Kim Ki-Chang.

[Fausto Liriano @FaustoLiriano]

¡Este está espectacular! Excelente material para tener una noción del hebreo y otras lenguas semíticas noroccidentales desde inscripciones antiguas. Con muy buenos datos sobre gramática y lingüística.
La única crítica que le haría es que excluye la grafía paleohebrea de la instruccción, me hizo falta. Fuera de eso: recomendado con los ojos cerrados.
Audiencia: gente con conocimiento de hebreo intermedio hacia arriba.

[Homer Pavlos @HomerPavlos]

Byzantine music is a spiritual and cultural descendant of the Greek world, with a significant heritage from ancient Greek theory. Theorists in Constantinople continued teaching ancient Greek music theory as part of the quadrivium (mathematical sciences) well into the medieval period. Listening to the Byzantine hymns, one feels the Greekness and the continuity through the depths of millennia. The language keeps alive an ancient civilization which is so harmonious and mathematically perfectly structured that it cannot disappear.

Some of these hymns are even 1600 years old and have remained unchanged. The Greek Orthodox Church chants them as it did in the 4th–5th century.

The Akathist Hymn, for example, was chanted for the first time in 626, exactly 1400 years ago, when Constantinople, during the reign of Heraclius, was attacked by the Persians and Avars but saved through the intervention of the Most Holy Theotokos and the city remained safe from the attacks (siege of Constantinople 626). The people and clergy gathered in the church and sang praises to the Theotokos all night during the siege, standing without sitting, beseeching for protection. “Akathist” in Greek literally means “not seated”.

[Dr. Maalouf ‏ @realMaalouf]

Syria (Aleppo) in the 1950s, when 40% of the population was Christian. Today, it’s less than 1%. This is the case for all the Middle East under Islam. Funny how no one cares about this genocide.

[Hellenist ☀️🏺⚡️ @RealHellenist]

Interior of the Parthenon with the statue of Athena Parthenos

[W. David L. @DavidUTSNYC]

一群疯子统治伊朗的日子什么时候能到头？

[Scholarship for PhD @ScholarshipfPhd]

How to write an abstract for your paper.

You can do it in 5 parts:

1. Background

A brief overview of what's being studied in what context.

2. Justification

Why the researchers conducted this study.

3. Major Finding

The main finding of the study.

4. Key Results

More details about the results of the study.

5. Conclusion

Significance of the findings and what they mean for future research.

The parts may differ for your field.
But these are the basics.
Apply and adjust.

Follow me for me for more writing tips.

[Prof Lennart Nacke, PhD @acagamic]

Excellent tips for writing a literature review

(from Professor Hall)

[Life Truth Way @Life_truthway]

Family Tree of Christian Traditions !

[Vintage Maps @vintagemapstore]

Timelapse of How Christianity spread throughout the world

[IOSCS @IOSCSOfficial]

Just published: Eberhard Bons, Daniela Scialabba and Antonella Bellantuono, eds., Between Scroll and Scripture Studies in Septuagint, Biblical Greek, and Papyri (Mohr Siebeck: 2026). https://t.co/pZuwBUID4m

[Yun Xie @Yun__Xie]

Karl Gützlaff's Chinese handwriting.

Letter from Karl Friedrich August Gützlaff (1803-1851) to Nicolaas Beets (1814-1903); 1849.

[書格 @shugeorg]

此套《海映光牧师中国摄影集》由美国宣道会传教士海映光（Carter D. Holton）牧师拍摄。此次整理了共5099幅，记录民国时西北少数民族地区的宗教习俗、风土人情。拍摄时间为1923至1949年，拍摄地主要在甘肃、青海、西藏、北京等区域。此套影像现藏哈佛大学图书馆。介绍下载：https://t.co/TpC7YbM3h1

[書格 @shugeorg]

《孝经》是阐述孝道和孝治思想的儒家经典著作，传为孔子及其弟子所著。今存十八章，其内容以孔子回答曾子问的形式，陈述孝道、孝治的大义。此为元相台岳氏荆溪家塾刊本，版印精美，历经明藩王晋府、季振宜、徐乾学、清内府、周叔弢等诸家递藏，现藏中国国家图书馆。介绍下载：https://t.co/A2iylzxEWo

[☧ Today in Christian History @HistoricalRook]

#OTD January 31, 366:
Athanasius returns to Alexandria, where he will spend the final seven years of his life. A staunch defender of Nicene Christianity, he had been exiled five times due to his opposition to Arianism. His enduring theological influence would solidify his legacy as one of the great Church Fathers.
Athanasius Contra Mundum.