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Madalina Toca

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Late antiquity, epistolography, manuscripts | Humboldt Fellow in Bamberg. Research Associate at the University of Vienna and KU Leuven. Former Royal Society of Edinburgh Saltire Early Career Fellow in Classics at the University of Edinburgh

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Our colleague's yesterday paper recording. Enjoy!

27.02.2026 10:03 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

GenAut talks | Maria S. Thomas, "Publishing in a Twelfth-Century Syriac Monastery: Manuscript Production, Authority, and Scribal Practice at the Monastery of Mary Magdalene in Jerusalem," Thursday 26 February, online. @dekayra.bsky.social.

23.02.2026 12:28 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Congrats to our collaborators @worldlyscribe.bsky.social, Giorgia Nicosia, @madalinatoca.bsky.social, and Adrian Pirtea for their articles in the newly published thematic issue of the Journal of Eastern Christian Studies (co-edited by Marion).

Several in Open Access!

brill.com/view/journal...

11.02.2026 08:22 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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The first talk of this years online seminar: Jakob Engberg, "The Care for the Remains of Polycarp in the Martyrdom of Polycarp in its Second Century Context."

Tuesday, 17 February (10 AM CET)
β€’Followers of the Apostles in Cultic Contextsβ€’
genaut.univie.ac.at

10.02.2026 16:14 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
The programme of the 2026 GenAut online seminar, with the general theme "The Followers of the Apostles in Cultic Contexts." It can be found online at https://genaut.univie.ac.at/?page_id=671.

The programme of the 2026 GenAut online seminar, with the general theme "The Followers of the Apostles in Cultic Contexts." It can be found online at https://genaut.univie.ac.at/?page_id=671.

We're thrilled to share with you the programme for the 2026 online seminar of the project! The series is curated by our colleague Maria S. Thomas (@dekayra.bsky.social).

All welcome! Let us know if you'd like to add you to the email list. genaut.univie.ac.at/?page_id=671

02.02.2026 14:53 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Warm congrats to our colleague Giorgia Nicosia for being awarded one of the Research Awards of the Associazione Internazionale di Studi Tardoantichi. Find her in the ceremony photo!

studitardoantichi.org/en/2025/11/2...

03.12.2025 17:37 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Research Associate – Coptic in Manchester (UKRI):John Rylands Library Key collaborators are the Coptic Church in Stockport, Manchester, and the Coptic Church in Llandudno, Wales. The project has an extensive and international advisory board. A PDRA seeking an academic career may find the balance between traditional research and co-creation appealing.

We are looking for a one-year full-time Research Associate to work on Coptic manuscripts in Manchester as part of a wonderful project that connects mss with local communities. Requires strong skills in Coptic, English, & Arabic. Deadline 31/10. Please share! www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

10.09.2025 08:21 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 38 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
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Meet our team! Starting today: Maria S. Thomas

The GenAut Project: "The Followers of the Apostles as Literary Characters" genaut.univie.ac.at
β€ͺ@dekayra.bsky.social‬

01.09.2025 13:08 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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There is a new Center for Advanced Studies at the University of Vienna, offering both Senior and Early-Career 1-year fellowships for 2026/27. Deadline 1 Sept 2025.
Might be interesting for someone out there. vicas.univie.ac.at/

07.07.2025 22:35 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
TeTra | Book in the Spotlight: Sofia Puchkova, Re-envisioning of Mopsuestia’s Exegesis (2024)
TeTra | Book in the Spotlight: Sofia Puchkova, Re-envisioning of Mopsuestia’s Exegesis (2024) YouTube video by TeTra | Text and Transmission Research Seminar

Here's the recording of the event!

03.07.2025 12:44 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The next TeTra event is another Book in the Spotlight, this time with Sofia Puchkova. Discussant is Samuel FernΓ‘ndez (Pontifical Catholic University of Chile).
Tuesday 1 July at 4PM CET, don't miss it!
If you are not yet on the mailing list, please register w/ @andyhilkens.bsky.social

24.06.2025 10:11 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3

It's tomorrow!

30.04.2025 06:34 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Four-year postdoc in Syriac studies in Vienna.

Join my team in the FWF START Project "Generative Authority: The Followers of the Apostles as Literary Characters," genaut.univie.ac.at/

Deadline June 1st. Happy to respond to any inquiries!

@fwf-at.bsky.social @univie.ac.at

17.04.2025 11:40 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3
04.04.2025 16:21 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Original post on fedihum.org

Bookmarked: From Vienna to the World: Launching the First Public Syriac HTR Model on Transkribus – The Digital Orientalist https://digitalorientalist.com/2025/02/18/from-vienna-to-the-world-launching-the-first-public-syriac-htr-model-on-transkribus/ #HTR_Syrisch_Transkribus Today’s post is […]

25.02.2025 07:35 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This Friday in Edinburgh. Do come along if you are around and you have a thing for letter collections!

19.02.2025 12:05 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Summer School in Salzburg, Austria, June- 30 July 4, 2025. On Biblical Manuscripts and Their Use in Biblical Studies: The Hebrew, Greek, Latin Texts of Joshua: β€œThe Jericho story."

11.02.2025 12:12 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Effort.

#medievalsky

@britishlibrary.bsky.social Arundel 38, f. 65r

12.02.2025 07:45 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A screen grab of the latest nine recorded papers of the TeTra Research Seminar.

A screen grab of the latest nine recorded papers of the TeTra Research Seminar.

We've recently passed our one hundredth events mark. More than half of the papers and all lectures are available on our Youtube channel.

www.youtube.com/@TeTraSemina...

08.02.2025 11:57 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Call for applications: LECTIO Visiting Fellowships 2025–2026

Heads up Late Antiquity folks. KU Leuven Fellowships: www.kuleuven.be/lectio/visit...

08.02.2025 16:44 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Accepting applications for Introduction to Classical Armenian, a language and paleography course held from July 7 to August 1, 2025, at HMML in Collegeville, Minnesota.

Application deadline: February 24, 2025
Learn more: hmml.org/programs/int...

10.12.2024 15:12 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 5
Visiting fellowships in Leuven.

Visiting fellowships in Leuven.

Visiting Fellowships in Leuven, if you were looking for one. They basically offer a travel subsidy and accommodation for 4-6 weeks.

www.kuleuven.be/lectio/visit...

07.02.2025 15:03 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Epistolae Epistolae is a collection of letters to and from women in the Middle Ages, from the 4th to the 13th century. The letters, written in Latin, are linked to the names of the women involved, with English ...

A great resource :)
β€œEpistolΓ¦: Medieval Women's Letters… a collection of medieval Latin letters to and from women. The letters collected here date from the 4th to the 13th centuries, and they are presented in their original Latin as well as in English translation...” (epistolae.ctl.columbia.edu)

04.02.2025 10:48 πŸ‘ 74 πŸ” 39 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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PhD Scholarships at the Faculty of Theology, including Centre of African Studies

Two fully funded 3-year PhD scholarships at the Faculty of Theology in Copenhagen. Please share widely! #PhD #Theology #UCPH
employment.ku.dk/phd/?show=16...

31.01.2025 10:55 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Thank you!

30.01.2025 14:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Could you add me as well? Thank you.

30.01.2025 14:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
More than 300 medieval manuscripts from the Bibliotheca Vossiana now available in open access - Leiden University The most important group of medieval manuscripts from the Special Collections of the University Libraries of Leiden (UBL), the Codices Vossiani Latini, is now available in open access via the Digital ...
24.01.2025 08:24 πŸ‘ 100 πŸ” 39 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 9
The book cover, front and back, for "Unruly Books: Rethinking Ancient and Academic Imaginations of Religious Texts," edited by Esther Brownsmith, Liv Ingeborg Lied, and Marianne Bjelland Kartzow

The book cover, front and back, for "Unruly Books: Rethinking Ancient and Academic Imaginations of Religious Texts," edited by Esther Brownsmith, Liv Ingeborg Lied, and Marianne Bjelland Kartzow

Today marks the publication of Unruly Books: Rethinking Ancient and Academic Imaginations of Religious Texts, edited by myself, Liv Ingeborg Lied, and Marianne Bjelland Kartzow! We delve into "unruly books" of antiquity and what they tell us about how people have understood booksβ€”then and now.

23.01.2025 15:19 πŸ‘ 48 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 3
Jonatan Pettersson and Anna Blennow (eds.): Models of Change in Medieval Textual Culture (2024).

Jonatan Pettersson and Anna Blennow (eds.): Models of Change in Medieval Textual Culture (2024).

#openaccessmiddleages

Jonatan Pettersson and Anna Blennow (eds.): Models of Change in Medieval Textual Culture (2024).

Link:
www.degruyter.com/do...

#medieval

22.01.2025 17:10 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
TeTra | Ted Erho "A letter of Alexander I of Alexandria preserved in Ethiopic"
TeTra | Ted Erho "A letter of Alexander I of Alexandria preserved in Ethiopic" YouTube video by TeTra | Text and Transmission Research Seminar

For those who missed it, the recording of Ted Erho's paper onthe Ethiopic version of Alexander I of Alexandria's letter is now up on our YouTube channel!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6gU...

21.01.2025 08:05 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0