Ready to up your Syriac game? Registration is OPEN for our summer intensive language courses, June 19-July 7. Whether you've yet to start or need to improve reading fluency and paleography, our classes are for you. Info & register: bethmardutho.org/summer-languag…

This is a marvelous discussion on the hadith corpus and the erroneous arguments against the established source of shariah. Well worth many listens. youtu.be/jXosLGQ0rIo

Prof. Ahmad Al-Jallad is my latest guest on “Exploring the Qur’an & the Bible.” He has a few responses to Stephen Shoemaker & remarkable insights on what pre-Islamic inscriptions tell us about the world of the Arabs at the dawn of Islam. Don't miss it! 😀youtube.com/watch?v=8fkfYO…

Join us on April 15 for "New Directions in the Study of Early Islam: A Conference in Honor of Fred Donner." For remote access, please register: uchicago.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

28-29 April 30 Years after Richard M. Frank: Al-Ghazālī and Avicenna in Post-Classical Islam cmes.macmillan.yale.edu/events/30-year…

Hi Friends! 👋 The latest “Exploring the Qur’an & the Bible” is a great discussion w/Mohsen Goudarzi of Harvard regarding the key terms dīn, islām, & ḥanīf in the Qur’an. He argues brilliantly that ritual is an overlooked element of the Q’s vision. Pls watch!😀 youtube.com/watch?v=gvNdiq…

New Article alert! This one is Open Access and you can download and read it yourself! But let my try to write a short summary of what I tried to do in this article: In the article I tackle a controversial passage in the verse Q20:63. doi.org/10.1515/jiqsa-…

New article! An advanced version of my latest article is available OPEN ACCESS for viewing & downloading. It's about the early Islamic prohibition of intoxicants other than wine🍷. I discuss 'Umar II's pivotal role in promoting this prohibition. brill.com/view/journals/…

You really should watch this discussion with Prof. Shari Lowin on the presentation of Jews in the Qur'an + why prophets act so differently in the Hebrew Bible and in the Q...😀youtube.com/watch?v=PFQmIg…

IQSA is excited to announce its Conference Schedule for the 2023 Annual Meeting in San Antonio! iqsaweb.org/2023/09/10/con… #aarsbl23 #iqsa23 #sblaar23 #conferenceschedule

Book Launch! Josephus and Jesus: New Evidence for the One Called Christ (Oxford University Press) has been released today. Thanks to a very generous donor, a free PDF of the book can be found here josephusandjesus.com/purchase-page/ Share widely and follow for more updates — TC Schmidt