Symposia are held two to three times a year at Buckingham. From Michaelmas 2023 it is intended to enable Zoom viewing for off-site attendees.
Hilary 2024
Symposium 24/25 February 2024
Our forthcoming Symposium.
Held at The Centre, Verney Close, Buckingham and remotely via Zoom.
Professor Hugh Houghton, from the University of Birmingham, will be giving a presentation on ‘The Latin Bible’.
Professor Houghton is Professor of New Testament Textual Scholarship and Director of the Institute for Textual Scholarship and Electronic Editing. He holds two degrees in Classics from Cambridge, specialising in the linguistics of early Christian texts, and degrees in Theology from Leeds and Birmingham.
Saturday 24 February
10:00 – 11:00 Welcome and Introduction
11:30 – 13:00 Visiting Speaker – Professor Hugh Houghton– ‘The History and Manuscripts of the Latin Bible”
13:00 – 14:30 Buffet Lunch
Session 1 – 14:30 – 15:30 Comparison of Judges 7 in Vetus Latina and Vulgate
Session 2 – 14:30– 15:30 Judges 7 in LXX
15:30 – 16:00 Afternoon Tea
Session 3 – 16:00 – 17:00 Κατὰ Ἰωάννην 13
17:00 – 18:00 Tea and Coffee, Chat
18:00 onwards Visit to Prego restaurant followed by drinks at 72, Embleton Way
Sunday 25 February
12:30 – 13:00 Introduction
Session 4 – 13:00 – 14.30 Κατὰ Ἰωάννην 14
14:30 – 15:00 Afternoon tea and Feedback
Students may download this Programme as a PDF from the link below.
The PDF has been updated on 20 February 2024.
The Student Guides used in the Symposium may be downloaded from the Student Resources pages, Liber 1024 Judges 7 in LXX here and Liber 2007 Κατὰ Ἰωάννην 14 here,
Our most recent Symposium.
Michaelmas 2023
Symposium 4/5 November
Held at The Centre, Verney Close, Buckingham and remotely via Zoom.
here
Saturday 4 November
10:30 – 12:00 Visiting Speaker – Professor Philomen Probert – Indo- European Philology
12:00 – 13:30 Buffet Lunch
14:00 – 15:30 Greek Session I
14:00 – 15:30 Latin
16:00 – 17:30 Greek Session II
18:30 Dinner at Prego’s
Sunday 5 November
09:00 Eucharist at Ss Peter & Paul
10:30 Breakfast at Buckingham Garden Centre
13:00 – 14:30 Greek Session III
Michaelmas 2024
2-3 November
Location: Buckingham and remotely by Zoom.