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About Kristian Heal
Kristian Heal received a B.A. in Jewish History from University College London, an M.St. in Syriac Studies from the University of Oxford, and a Ph.D. in Theology from the University of Birmingham. He is the author, translator or editor of seven books in Syriac Studies, most recently, Genesis 37 and 39 in the Early Syriac Tradition (Brill, 2023). He has been active in the field of Syriac studies for nearly 25 years. He served as the Book Review Editor for Hugoye: Journal of Syriac Studies (2001-2011), editor of the Eastern Christian Texts Series, BYU Press (2002-2018), director of BYU's Center for the Preservation of Ancient Religious Texts (2004-2017), and currently serves on the steering committee for the SBL Syriac Studies Unit and as an editor of Narsai: The Homilies (Peeters).
NBN Episodes hosted by Kristian:
March 14, 2025
The Making of Syriac Jerusalem
This book discusses hagiographic, historiographical, hymnological, and theological sources that contributed to the formation of the sacred picture of …
February 15, 2025
Jingjiao
Many people assume that the first introduction of Christianity to the Chinese was part of nineteenth-century Western imperialism. In fact, Syriac-spea…