The course will not be given during the 2020/2021 academic year.
In this course students are introduced to Syriac Christianity and to the different sources associated with the tradition of the Syriac Orthodox Church, with a focus on developments during the 4th – 14th centuries. The course introduces the Syriac Bible, the monastic movement and its writers, patristic authors, historiographers, liturgical commentaries and canon law.
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