by Wido van Peursen | Oct 8, 2020 | Bible, Database, manuscripts, Peshitta, Syriac
In cooperation with Brill publishers, the Eep Talstra Centre for Bible and Computer (ETCBC) and the Peshitta Foundation have prepared an electronic version of Leiden Peshitta edition, Vetus Testamentum Syriace. With the recent publication of the volume containing...
by Wido van Peursen | Sep 1, 2020 | AI, Bible, Computational Linguistics, Database, events, Text-Fabric
We are happy to announce the ETCBC meetings for the Fall semester. All meetings will be online through Zoom. Tuesday 22 September 2020, 11.00 am CET Text Features and Text Display in Text Fabric Dirk Roorda Text-Fabric, the Python package that many of us use for...
by Wido van Peursen | Jul 2, 2020 | Bible, Computational Linguistics, Database, events, Hebrew Bible, Hebrew Learning, linguistics, Translation
(And why you should follow the new online minor programme in Bible Translation at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) By Lourens de Vries The Hebrew conjunction we in The Song of Solomon (1:5) can be rendered by “and” or “but” and translations have gone both ways. What’s a...
by Wido van Peursen | Jun 2, 2020 | Uncategorized
By Eep Talstra On May 8 2020 my dear long-time friend and colleague, Christof Hardmeier, passed away, at the age of 77. A man of great talents, he was capable of participating intensely in various domains of life: theology, churches, political activities, literature,...
by Wido van Peursen | Dec 3, 2019 | Bible, Hebrew Classroom, Hebrew Learning, linguistics, news, Open Science, Translation
A new project We are excited to announce the start of a new project for the development of an Amharic version of the Bible Online Learner that will be a unique cooperation between the Eep Talstra Centre for Bible and Computer (ETCBC), the Ethiopian Graduate School of...
