This is an introduction to Coptic, the youngest phase of the Egyptian language, which enjoyed active use in Egypt from roughly the fourth to the fourteenth centuries CE. It continues...

Syriac is a Semitic language with ancient origins that continues to be used by different Christian communities of the Middle East for their liturgy and as a means of...

Taught by Dr. Eric Ottenheijm (UU). The course focus on Jewish Studies is chosen as a methodical and topical lens for studying Religion in Late Antiquity. It discusses issues of...

Taught by Professor dr. Gijsbert van den Brink (VU) and dr. Steven C. van den Heuvel (ETF) with Dr. habil. Mirella Klomp (PThU). This seminar focuses on the interplay between religion and...

Reading a classic cover-to-cover: students and emerging as well as established scholars rarely find the time to do so. This course offers you the opportunity to study and discuss...

Taught by: Professor dr. Dorottya Nagy (PThU) and Professor dr. Martha Frederiks (UU). The course spotlights methods and theories in the study of Christianity/ies worldwide, aiming at familiarizing PhD candidates...

Taught by Professor dr. Anne-Marie Korte (UU) and dr. Anne-Claire Mulder (PThU) Monthly sessions offer a forum to present and discuss the research projects of the participants. The sessions...

Taught by Professor dr. Ab de Jong (LU) and dr. Jacqueline Borsje (UvA). Monthly sessions offer a forum to present and discuss parts of the research projects of the...

Taught by dr. Anke Liefbroer (TiU) and dr. Brenda Mathijssen (RUG). The monthly sessions offer a forum for the presentation and discussion of ongoing research by the participants. In addition, the...

Taught by Professor dr. Herman Westerink (RU) and dr. Petruschka Schaafsma (PThU). Multiple sessions throughout the year focused on exploring current debates in dogmatics, ethics and philosophy of religion...