Papyrology Webinar and Colloquium

Research Webinar on Greek Papyri in the British Library
Rodney Ast (Heidelberg University) and Lajos Berkes (Humboldt University - Berlin), in partnership with Peter Toth at the British Library, are offering in Summer Semester 2018 an online seminar on Greek papyri housed in the BL. The aim of the class is to study and describe Greek documents and literature preserved on papyrus. Each participant will be assigned a group of papyri and the resulting descriptions will contribute to the BL’s freely accessible online catalogue. The texts will include published and unpublished documents (mainly letters and receipts), as well as a small number of published literary texts.

The course, which is free of charge, is open to participants of all levels and will be conducted online Tuesdays, 16:15 - 17:45, Central European Time. The first meeting is scheduled for April 17th and the last for July 10th. The language of instruction is English, and good knowledge of Ancient Greek is required. Certificates will be issued upon successful completion of the class.

Those interested in taking part should send a brief statement of interest and CV to Rodney Ast at [email protected]. The deadline for applications is March 30, 2018.
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The course is sponsored by the Ministry for Science, Research and Art in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, as part of Heidelberg University’s "Webinars in Specialized Disciplines" initiative.

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From Pagan to Christian: Papyrology, Epigraphy, and the Divine – Colloquium 
Baylor University, March 16 and 17

Friday, March 16th: Cox Lecture Hall, lower floor of Armstrong Browning Library.

• 1:30 - 2:30 pm – Workshop introduction to papyrology and ancient religious change: Prof. Jürgen Hammerstaedt and Dr. Kevin Funderburk.
• 2:30-2:45 -- First question session.
• 2:45 - 3:30 – Dr. Kevin Funderburk, "Approaching religious affiliation in Roman Egypt: a critical review of David Frankfurter's Christianizing Egypt (Princeton 2017)."
• 3:30 - 3:50 – Second question session.
• 3:50 - 4:35 – Prof. Jürgen Hammerstaedt, "Justice and friendship in a society without the Gods?  The Epicurean inscription of Diogenes of Oinoanda."
• 4:35 – 5:00 – Third question session.

Saturday, March 17th:

• 9:00-9:45 am – Prof. Paul Schubert, “An ascension to heaven: the case of Sabina Poppaea, wife of Nero.”
• 9:45-10:15 – Fourth question session.
• 10:15-11:00 – Prof. Yvona Trnka-Amrhein, "Messianic Oracles in Roman Egypt."
• 11:00-11:30 – Fifth question session.
• 11:30-noon – Round table discussion, Prof. Dirk Obbink and panelists.​