With the beginning of the #Dormition fast on August 1, The Pappas Patristic Institute presents a series of meditations on the Falling Asleep of the Mother of God, celebrated Aug. 15. These short videos will appear on the over the course of the next two weeks. Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς!

As we prepare for the upcoming feast of the Theotokos on August 15, enjoy these very short meditations on the mystery of the Dormition, taken from the writings of the #Church #Fathers. youtube.com/watch?v=D2jVZJ…

"The Lord, in being transfigured, did not become what he was not, but showed to his disciples what he was." -St John of Damaskos Paris, BNF gr. 74: A Miniature of the #Transfiguration of Christ Explore the manuscript, in full color digitization, here: gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv…

A Companion to Byzantine Law:From the Foundation of Constantinople (330) until the End of the Macedonian Dynasty (1056), ed E Papagianni, D Penna (Brill History, July 2025) facebook.com/MedievalUpdate… brill.com/display/title/… #medievaltwitter #medievalstudies #medievallaw #byzantium

Now offered online through Hellenic College Holy Cross: a synchronous course (Zoom) designed to train students in reading Greek manuscripts (essential for historical theology and related fields). Open to external applicants and auditors. **Proficiency in Greek required** enrollment.hchc.edu/online-courses

Essays on Asceticism: 'Discipline, Authority, and Text in Late Ancient Religion Essays in Honour of David Brakke'

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I did this last year and am really grateful for it and all that I learned. I can’t recommend this course highly enough if you want to work with Greek manuscripts.

This should be good. Prof. Parpulov is an excellent palaeographer.

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"Shows how the writing of chronicles was deeply entangled in controversies about exegesis and liturgy.... Drawing from Latin, Armenian, Syriac and Arabic sources besides Greek ones, the book also studies how chronographic material travelled across lingu. and cult. boundaries."

Translations from Parker, Newman, et al. with facing Greek? Check them out!

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Duffy Symposium 2025, Boston College SEPTEMBER 5-6, 2025 If you're interested in Church Councils, history, bishops, and the communal nature of the Church, check out this upcoming symposium, featuring our own Director of The Pappas Patristic Institute Institute Hellenic College Holy Cross

This is going to be FABULOUS! To be released 16 August 2025.