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📢 New version of the #Syriac dataset which contains Daniel, Joshua and Pseudo Methodius Apocalyptic Text, has been added to the #ETCBC Syriac Corpus on github! For details see: github.com/ETCBC/syriac

Thanks to the efforts of Gegham Bdoyan, Dirk Bakker, Matthias Benabdellah, Mignon van Bokhoven, Hans Rutger Bosker, Ariel Gutman, Willem Van Peursen, Umut Var and Geert Jan Veldman.

·Syrohexapla: Psalms 1–32 ·The Book of the Laws of the Countries ·Oratio Manasseh, Prayer of Manasseh (versions A and B) ·Epistle of Baruch (versions A and B) ·Ephrem, Ephrem’s Sermon on the Ninevites+

Just published: our github repository containing Syriac texts that have been morphologically analysed at the ETCBC. github.com/ETCBC/syriac It currenlty contains · Peshitta: Genesis, Exodus, Deuteronomy, Judges, 1 and 2 Kings, Jonah, Psalms 1-30, Sirach+

Thanks to the efforts of Gegham Bdoyan, Dirk Bakker, Matthias Benabdellah, Migon van Bokhoven, Hans Rutge, Bosker Ariel Gutman, Willem Van Peursen, Umut Var and Geert Jan Veldman.

·  The Book of the Laws of the Countries ·  Oratio Manasseh, Prayer of Manasseh (versions A and B) · Epistle of Baruch (versions A and B) · Ephrem, Ephrem’s Sermon on the Ninevites

The ETCBC team made significant contributions on theoretical frameworks, database development, and translation analysis at the symposium on Valency Grammar and Biblical Languages, held in Leuven on April 4–5. For a more detailed review of the symposium: etcbc.nl/bible/symposiu…

We have an interesting VACANCY at @VU_FRT for an assistant professor in Digital Approaches to Sacred Texts. It concerns an appointment for three years. For details see werkenbij.vu.nl/vacatures/assi….

Wonderful job done by the The Editio critica maior of the Greek Psalter project to publish their volume on the Psalter in open access. Here is my contribution on the Peshitta Psalter vr-elibrary.de/doi/10.13109/9…

Van wanneer is dit interview met Raymond Noë @onzetaal? Het lijkt erop dat wat toen nog toekomstmuziek leek, nu werkelijkheid is geworden. Mijn studenten kunnen human-created en AI-created poëzie niet meer onderscheiden.

At the #SBL International Meeting at @VUamsterdam , the Peshitta Institute Progress report was read. Part of this report was an update of our projects at @VU_FRT related to the Peshitta and DH. You can find it here etcbc.nl/computational-…

At the research group Digital Approaches to Sacred Texts of @VU_FRT we are proud of our colleague @suufy who received the prestigious @NWO_SSH VENI grant to apply cutting-edge AI in Jewish and Islamic studies.

Wonderful gathering on #AI generated biblical images with presentation by @PeursenWTvan of @VU_FRT on the "Seeing the Words" project. Thanks to @matthewpulis for convening this #GoneDigital2024 workshop

Proud of this morning's hybrid seminar discussing the technical aspects of #AI generated biblical images and the #ecclesiologies hidden in these images. #day2 of the local gathering in #Malta of #GoneDigital2024 @luke_buhagiar @etcbc_vu @JKurlberg @nadiadelicata @PeursenWTvan

Taal, Tekst en Computer. A response (in Dutch) by @PeursenWTvan of @VU_FRT on Eep Talstra's recent monograph "De bijbel als biografie van God en mensen".

@ChristophHeilig Text-Fabric through @etcbc_vu is one of the most thorough. It has a steep learning curve though. Although you can export queries as csv files in a Jupyter Notebook.

Dr. Yusuf Çelik of @etcbc_vu @VU_FRT recently led a workshop on artificial intelligence in humanities research at @NOSTERNL This event attracted early career researchers from various Dutch universities. Wonderful event! @suufy

VACANCY (2/2) Student Assistant Detecting Religious Language in Climate Discoursein project with @PeursenWTvan @suufy and Jan Jorrit Hasselaar (@VU_FRT) @sbhulai (@VU_Science) and Meike Morren (@VU_SBE) @networkinstvu@DiSCDigitalSus1 @VU_FGW werkenbij.vu.nl/vacatures/stud…

VACANCY (1/2): Student Assistant Analyzing Climate Discourse using NLP in project with @PeursenWTvan @suufy and Jan Jorrit Hasselaar (@VU_FRT) @sbhulai (@VU_Science) and Meike Morren (@VU_SBE) @networkinstvu @DiSCDigitalSus1 @VU_FGW werkenbij.vu.nl/vacatures/stud…