9 January, 2025
We are deeply honoured to welcome Prof Emmanouela Grypeou, Associate Professor at the Department of History of Religions at Stockholm University, Sweden, to lead a session of the Eastern Christianity in Interfaith Contexts Reading Group.
Here are the details of this fascinating event.
Title: Heavenly Hours: Creation and Time in the Syriac Testament of Adam
Abstract: coming soon
Speaker: Prof Emmanouela Grypeou, Associate Professor at the Department of History of Religions at Stockholm University, Sweden
Speaker’s Biography: coming soon
Chair: Professor Sebastian Brock, FBA, University of Oxford, UK.
Date: 9 January, 2024
Time: 17:00-18:00 GMT | 9:00-10:00 PT | 12:00-13:00 ET
Venue: online
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