Antiquity

Old Testament/ Hebrew Bible: Textual Criticism and Interpretation

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.

Septuagint of the Book of Isaiah

This project aims to analyze from different perspectives the Old Greek version of the Book of Isaiah.

Edition of the Old Testament in Syriac (Peshitta)

The Leiden Peshitta Edition is the first critical edition of the Old Testament in Syriac.

Peshitta Electronic Text Project

The aim of the Peshitta Electronic Text Project is to stimulate Peshitta studies by making the electronic text of the Peshitta available.

Identity and migration

Research on Christian minorities in the Middle East and in diaspora

6. Concordance to the Peshitta

Part V of the Leiden Peshitta Edition (The Old Testament in Syriac according to the Peshitta Version) contains a concordance to the Old Testament Peshitta in Six Volumes.

6. New Testament and Material Culture

Research on the social and cultural context of the New Testament.

8. Revision of the List of Old Testament Peshitta Manuscripts

When the Peshitta Institute started the preparations for the Leiden Peshitta edition, a list was compiled of all Peshitta manuscripts that were known at that time.

Turgama

Computer -Assisted Analysis of the Peshitta and the Targum: Text, Language and Interpretation.

Early Judaism

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Studies in Zoroastrianism

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New Testament/ Letters of Paul

Research on the teaching of the apostle Paul in his letters to gentile Christian communities, in particular in 1 Corinthians.

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