dr. R.N. (Ruwan) van der Iest
Lecturer Koinè and New Testament Greek
E-mail:
r.n.van.der.iest rug.nl
Field/Discipline
Expertise
Research interests:
Imperial Aramaic, Biblical Aramaic and Qumran Aramaic
Aramaic and New Testament Greek
Classical Hebrew, Qumran Hebrew
Leviticus, Priests and Priesthood in Babylonia
The Reception and Use of Leviticus (Qumran and the New Testament)
Ritual Studies
Further interests:
Homeric Greek, Homer and the Ancient Near East (Law and Religion)
Ancient Greek and Latin (Historical) Linguistics
Ancient Greek and Latin Documentary Papyri
Law and Administration in Ancient Egypt (Achaemenid and Ptolemaic Periods)
Imperial Aramaic, Biblical Aramaic and Qumran Aramaic
Aramaic and New Testament Greek
Classical Hebrew, Qumran Hebrew
Leviticus, Priests and Priesthood in Babylonia
The Reception and Use of Leviticus (Qumran and the New Testament)
Ritual Studies
Further interests:
Homeric Greek, Homer and the Ancient Near East (Law and Religion)
Ancient Greek and Latin (Historical) Linguistics
Ancient Greek and Latin Documentary Papyri
Law and Administration in Ancient Egypt (Achaemenid and Ptolemaic Periods)
Other positions
- Chair of the Faculty Council (Religion, Culture and Society)
- Teacher of Greek and Latin Language and Culture
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