Dan Batovici
@danbatovici.bsky.social
ERC CoG 2025 (claim.univie.ac.at) | FWF START Award 2024 (GenAut.univie.ac.at) | Co-host of @tetraseminar.bsky.social (TeTra.univie.ac.at) | Co-editor RBECS.org | Bits and bobs, manuscript studies, and the reception of EC literature. In Vienna.
I'm pretty chuffed by this collab with Giorgia Nicosia!
Very fresh: Giorgia Nicosia and Dan Batovici "Ignatius of Antioch at Deir al-Surian: New Excerpts from the Lost Syriac Translation."
In Open Access too, so have fun: academic.oup.com/jts/advance-...
In Open Access too, so have fun: academic.oup.com/jts/advance-...
September 17, 2026 at 10:52 AM
I'm pretty chuffed by this collab with Giorgia Nicosia!
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Tomorrow at 4PM CET!
Next Thursday 17 September, 4PM CET (!)
Maria Doerfler (Yale University)
•The Bible at the Burial: Scripture's Role in Syriac Christian Funerary Hymnography•
If you're not yet on our mailing list, please register w/ @andyhilkens.bsky.social
Maria Doerfler (Yale University)
•The Bible at the Burial: Scripture's Role in Syriac Christian Funerary Hymnography•
If you're not yet on our mailing list, please register w/ @andyhilkens.bsky.social
September 16, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Tomorrow at 4PM CET!
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Tomorrow at 4PM CET!
Next Thursday 17 September, 4PM CET (!)
Maria Doerfler (Yale University)
•The Bible at the Burial: Scripture's Role in Syriac Christian Funerary Hymnography•
If you're not yet on our mailing list, please register w/ @andyhilkens.bsky.social
Maria Doerfler (Yale University)
•The Bible at the Burial: Scripture's Role in Syriac Christian Funerary Hymnography•
If you're not yet on our mailing list, please register w/ @andyhilkens.bsky.social
September 16, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Tomorrow at 4PM CET!
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Meet our team! Starting today: Chloé Agar. Welcome aboard, Chloé!
The GenAut Project: "The Followers of the Apostles as Literary Characters"
genaut.univie.ac.at/
genaut.univie.ac.at/?page_id=37
The GenAut Project: "The Followers of the Apostles as Literary Characters"
genaut.univie.ac.at/
genaut.univie.ac.at/?page_id=37
September 16, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Meet our team! Starting today: Chloé Agar. Welcome aboard, Chloé!
The GenAut Project: "The Followers of the Apostles as Literary Characters"
genaut.univie.ac.at/
genaut.univie.ac.at/?page_id=37
The GenAut Project: "The Followers of the Apostles as Literary Characters"
genaut.univie.ac.at/
genaut.univie.ac.at/?page_id=37
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In case you missed it, the recording of last week's paper by Jeroen Verrijssen (Ghent) is now online!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fOM...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fOM...
TeTra | Jeroen Verrijssen "The Names of the Watchers in 1 Enoch and Its Versions"
YouTube video by TeTra | Text and Transmission Research Seminar
www.youtube.com
September 15, 2026 at 9:20 AM
In case you missed it, the recording of last week's paper by Jeroen Verrijssen (Ghent) is now online!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fOM...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fOM...
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Tomorrow:
GenAut seminar | Kelli Gibson, "Addai, Protonike, and the Veneration of the Cross"
5 Sep at 4 pm CET. See you there!
genaut.univie.ac.at/?page_id=671
GenAut seminar | Kelli Gibson, "Addai, Protonike, and the Veneration of the Cross"
5 Sep at 4 pm CET. See you there!
genaut.univie.ac.at/?page_id=671
September 14, 2026 at 7:33 AM
Tomorrow:
GenAut seminar | Kelli Gibson, "Addai, Protonike, and the Veneration of the Cross"
5 Sep at 4 pm CET. See you there!
genaut.univie.ac.at/?page_id=671
GenAut seminar | Kelli Gibson, "Addai, Protonike, and the Veneration of the Cross"
5 Sep at 4 pm CET. See you there!
genaut.univie.ac.at/?page_id=671
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Congratulations to our TeTra colleague Giorgia Nicosia for publishing her PhD work as a book — in Open Access, so have a feel!
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
September 13, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Congratulations to our TeTra colleague Giorgia Nicosia for publishing her PhD work as a book — in Open Access, so have a feel!
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
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Talk by Maria Doerfler on Syriac funerary hymns on Thursday 17 September (4 pm CET).
All welcome!
All welcome!
Next Thursday 17 September, 4PM CET (!)
Maria Doerfler (Yale University)
•The Bible at the Burial: Scripture's Role in Syriac Christian Funerary Hymnography•
If you're not yet on our mailing list, please register w/ @andyhilkens.bsky.social
Maria Doerfler (Yale University)
•The Bible at the Burial: Scripture's Role in Syriac Christian Funerary Hymnography•
If you're not yet on our mailing list, please register w/ @andyhilkens.bsky.social
September 14, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Talk by Maria Doerfler on Syriac funerary hymns on Thursday 17 September (4 pm CET).
All welcome!
All welcome!
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CFP: Prologues in Middle Eastern Manuscript Traditions, Salzburg, April 15-16, convened by Sabine Schmidtke, Yury Arzhanov, and George Kiraz.
This will be the 9th MEMaT Workshop from the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton. #Workshop #middleeast #ManuscriptMonday
This will be the 9th MEMaT Workshop from the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton. #Workshop #middleeast #ManuscriptMonday
September 14, 2026 at 10:32 AM
CFP: Prologues in Middle Eastern Manuscript Traditions, Salzburg, April 15-16, convened by Sabine Schmidtke, Yury Arzhanov, and George Kiraz.
This will be the 9th MEMaT Workshop from the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton. #Workshop #middleeast #ManuscriptMonday
This will be the 9th MEMaT Workshop from the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton. #Workshop #middleeast #ManuscriptMonday
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Colleagues at the Nicolaus Copernicus University (Toruń, PL) have an exciting opening for a 36-month long postdoc in Greek literature within a new project on book circulation in late antiquity. See www.umk.pl/en/jobs/?tas... for details. Note the deadline: 02 Oct 26.
September 3, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Colleagues at the Nicolaus Copernicus University (Toruń, PL) have an exciting opening for a 36-month long postdoc in Greek literature within a new project on book circulation in late antiquity. See www.umk.pl/en/jobs/?tas... for details. Note the deadline: 02 Oct 26.
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Next Thursday 17 September, 4PM CET (!)
Maria Doerfler (Yale University)
•The Bible at the Burial: Scripture's Role in Syriac Christian Funerary Hymnography•
If you're not yet on our mailing list, please register w/ @andyhilkens.bsky.social
Maria Doerfler (Yale University)
•The Bible at the Burial: Scripture's Role in Syriac Christian Funerary Hymnography•
If you're not yet on our mailing list, please register w/ @andyhilkens.bsky.social
September 10, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Next Thursday 17 September, 4PM CET (!)
Maria Doerfler (Yale University)
•The Bible at the Burial: Scripture's Role in Syriac Christian Funerary Hymnography•
If you're not yet on our mailing list, please register w/ @andyhilkens.bsky.social
Maria Doerfler (Yale University)
•The Bible at the Burial: Scripture's Role in Syriac Christian Funerary Hymnography•
If you're not yet on our mailing list, please register w/ @andyhilkens.bsky.social
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We are excited to host Jeroen Verrijssen (Ghent University) next Thu 10 Sept, at 10 AM CET. The topic of his paper is
•Towards a Typology of Onomastic Transmission: The Names of the Watchers in 1 Enoch and Its Versions•
If you are interested in attending, pls register w/ @andyhilkens.bsky.social
•Towards a Typology of Onomastic Transmission: The Names of the Watchers in 1 Enoch and Its Versions•
If you are interested in attending, pls register w/ @andyhilkens.bsky.social
September 4, 2026 at 1:00 PM
We are excited to host Jeroen Verrijssen (Ghent University) next Thu 10 Sept, at 10 AM CET. The topic of his paper is
•Towards a Typology of Onomastic Transmission: The Names of the Watchers in 1 Enoch and Its Versions•
If you are interested in attending, pls register w/ @andyhilkens.bsky.social
•Towards a Typology of Onomastic Transmission: The Names of the Watchers in 1 Enoch and Its Versions•
If you are interested in attending, pls register w/ @andyhilkens.bsky.social
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Tomorrow!
We are excited to host Jeroen Verrijssen (Ghent University) next Thu 10 Sept, at 10 AM CET. The topic of his paper is
•Towards a Typology of Onomastic Transmission: The Names of the Watchers in 1 Enoch and Its Versions•
If you are interested in attending, pls register w/ @andyhilkens.bsky.social
•Towards a Typology of Onomastic Transmission: The Names of the Watchers in 1 Enoch and Its Versions•
If you are interested in attending, pls register w/ @andyhilkens.bsky.social
September 9, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Tomorrow!
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#NewPublication 👀
#OpenAccess
#EthiopicBible
#Patristics
@sophiademue.bsky.social
"The Ethiopic Version of the Introduction to the Psalms by Eusebius of Caesarea (CAe 6719): Preliminary Remarks on its Manuscript Transmission and Vorlage"
#OpenAccess
#EthiopicBible
#Patristics
@sophiademue.bsky.social
"The Ethiopic Version of the Introduction to the Psalms by Eusebius of Caesarea (CAe 6719): Preliminary Remarks on its Manuscript Transmission and Vorlage"
www.degruyterbrill.com
September 8, 2026 at 8:27 AM
#NewPublication 👀
#OpenAccess
#EthiopicBible
#Patristics
@sophiademue.bsky.social
"The Ethiopic Version of the Introduction to the Psalms by Eusebius of Caesarea (CAe 6719): Preliminary Remarks on its Manuscript Transmission and Vorlage"
#OpenAccess
#EthiopicBible
#Patristics
@sophiademue.bsky.social
"The Ethiopic Version of the Introduction to the Psalms by Eusebius of Caesarea (CAe 6719): Preliminary Remarks on its Manuscript Transmission and Vorlage"
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We have a release date! According to the publisher, our volume on late antique Syriac homilies will be released on Sept. 23. The website doesn't have a pre-order option, so mark your calendars! @philipforness.bsky.social @degruyterbrill.bsky.social
September 8, 2026 at 4:30 PM
We have a release date! According to the publisher, our volume on late antique Syriac homilies will be released on Sept. 23. The website doesn't have a pre-order option, so mark your calendars! @philipforness.bsky.social @degruyterbrill.bsky.social
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Legal and Ethical Aspects of Oxyrhynchus Papyri Sales facesandvoices.wordpress.com/2026/09/05/l...
Legal and Ethical Aspects of Oxyrhynchus Papyri Sales
Manuscript and rare book seller INLIBRIS of Vienna has several papyri, parchments and wooden tablets of great interest for papyrologists and other textual specialists in their catalogue. I’ll keep …
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September 5, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Legal and Ethical Aspects of Oxyrhynchus Papyri Sales facesandvoices.wordpress.com/2026/09/05/l...
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Congrats to @sophiademue.bsky.social for winning an ERC StG!
"Beta Esrael Heritage and Texts - a multilayered approach to the literary and manuscript tradition of the Ethiopian Jews"
For a preview, you may wish to check out her TeTra talk – incidentaly one of the most viewed talks on our channel!
"Beta Esrael Heritage and Texts - a multilayered approach to the literary and manuscript tradition of the Ethiopian Jews"
For a preview, you may wish to check out her TeTra talk – incidentaly one of the most viewed talks on our channel!
TeTra | Sophia Dege-Müller "Texts from Ethiopian Christians to Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jewish)"
YouTube video by TeTra | Text and Transmission Research Seminar
www.youtube.com
September 4, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Congrats to @sophiademue.bsky.social for winning an ERC StG!
"Beta Esrael Heritage and Texts - a multilayered approach to the literary and manuscript tradition of the Ethiopian Jews"
For a preview, you may wish to check out her TeTra talk – incidentaly one of the most viewed talks on our channel!
"Beta Esrael Heritage and Texts - a multilayered approach to the literary and manuscript tradition of the Ethiopian Jews"
For a preview, you may wish to check out her TeTra talk – incidentaly one of the most viewed talks on our channel!
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The new semester is starting (or well under way). If you find yourself wishing you had more Coptic reading in your life, consider joining my online reading group!
Meets Mondays @ 10:00am ET (Atlanta, GA time) [Zoom]
DM me for more info!
Meets Mondays @ 10:00am ET (Atlanta, GA time) [Zoom]
DM me for more info!
August 31, 2026 at 11:26 AM
The new semester is starting (or well under way). If you find yourself wishing you had more Coptic reading in your life, consider joining my online reading group!
Meets Mondays @ 10:00am ET (Atlanta, GA time) [Zoom]
DM me for more info!
Meets Mondays @ 10:00am ET (Atlanta, GA time) [Zoom]
DM me for more info!
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I’m so glad that this is now available in paperback! Hopefully it will be useful and now even more affordable for people to assign it as a textbook.
Available now in paperback! 🎉
In addition to the original translations, the book contains a helpful overview of Eastern Christian #history and #theology, as well as information about the texts’ linguistic, cultural, and literary features.
Learn more here: https://loom.ly/hyta6LA
In addition to the original translations, the book contains a helpful overview of Eastern Christian #history and #theology, as well as information about the texts’ linguistic, cultural, and literary features.
Learn more here: https://loom.ly/hyta6LA
August 28, 2026 at 4:44 PM
I’m so glad that this is now available in paperback! Hopefully it will be useful and now even more affordable for people to assign it as a textbook.
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While I was on leave, a lovely review of my first book by Caroline Vander Stichele was published in RBL.
I’m very grateful to Caroline for her careful and supportive reading, not least because it would have put a real dampener on today’s paperback release if she hated it!
I’m very grateful to Caroline for her careful and supportive reading, not least because it would have put a real dampener on today’s paperback release if she hated it!
August 20, 2026 at 4:51 PM
While I was on leave, a lovely review of my first book by Caroline Vander Stichele was published in RBL.
I’m very grateful to Caroline for her careful and supportive reading, not least because it would have put a real dampener on today’s paperback release if she hated it!
I’m very grateful to Caroline for her careful and supportive reading, not least because it would have put a real dampener on today’s paperback release if she hated it!
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Distinguer les mains scribales dans l’atelier de Christine de Pizan par analyse computationnelle manuscripta.hypotheses.org/8139
Distinguer les mains scribales dans l’atelier de Christine de Pizan par analyse computationnelle
Ce billet de blog a été rédigé par Estelle Guéville dans le cadre du projet de recherche “Christine de Pizan, une analyse computationnelle de sa production manuscrite”, lauréat de l’appel à chercheurs...
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August 20, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Distinguer les mains scribales dans l’atelier de Christine de Pizan par analyse computationnelle manuscripta.hypotheses.org/8139
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On behalf of the entire editorial board of the Journal of Eastern Christian Studies, I am happy to announce a new and timely special issue in open access: "Orthodox Reforms in the 'Long Seventeenth Century': The Kyivan Model," edited by Liliya Berezhnaya. Enjoy reading! brill.com/view/journal...
brill.com
August 19, 2026 at 3:31 PM
On behalf of the entire editorial board of the Journal of Eastern Christian Studies, I am happy to announce a new and timely special issue in open access: "Orthodox Reforms in the 'Long Seventeenth Century': The Kyivan Model," edited by Liliya Berezhnaya. Enjoy reading! brill.com/view/journal...