Feb. 24, 2015: Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent on Missionary Stories and the Formation of the Syriac Churches
Posted by David Michelson on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 in events.
The Warren Center Late Antiquity Seminar will meet on Tuesday, Feb 24, 12:10-1:30 pm, at the Warren Center. Lunch will be provided. We will be have the opportunity to meet with Prof. Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent, Assistant Professor of Theology, Marquette University, who will discuss “Hagiographical Portraits of Jacob Baradaeus,” a chapter from her forthcoming book Missionary Stories and the Formation of the Syriac Churches. Prof. Mellon Saint-Laurent is a scholar of Syriac Studies and Early Christianity, with special interests in hagiography and sacred narrative. She is also Assistant Director of Syriaca.org, The Syriac Reference Portal.
To request the pre-circulated paper and rsvp for lunch please e-mail Mark Ellison.
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