Religion in AntiquityThe research cluster “Antiquity”, chaired by Prof.dr. Arie van der Kooij, coordinates research on religious texts and traditions of Jews, Christians and other religious groups in antiquity.
First of all, this programme aims to contribute to the field of textual criticism of the Hebrew Bible, secondly to that of its interpretation, including the history of interpretation in Antiquity.
This project aims to analyze from different perspectives the Old Greek version of the Book of Isaiah.
The Leiden Peshitta Edition is the first critical edition of the Old Testament in Syriac.
Computer -Assisted Analysis of the Peshitta and the Targum: Text, Language and Interpretation.
Research on Christian minorities in the Middle East and in diaspora
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Research on the teaching of the apostle Paul in his letters to gentile Christian communities, in particular in 1 Corinthians.
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The aim of the Peshitta Electronic Text Project is to stimulate Peshitta studies by making the electronic text of the Peshitta available.