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You are cordially invited to the next installment of the <a href="http://blogs.helsinki.fi/sacredtexts/about-cstt/">CSTT</a> Lecture Series, to be held next <b>Thursday, 10 March</b>, from <b>16-18</b> in the <b>Faculty Hall (Rm. 531)
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"<span><strong>Worshiping the Wise Lord: An Introduction to the Avesta in its Iranian context for Biblical Scholars</strong></span>"<br>
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Zoroastrian religious source is the Avesta. This talk will introduce this collection's basic context, nature, and contents, as well as address some of the textual and historical issues involved in its use. </span></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><span>**</span>As a special CSTT-sponsored
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local Helsinki chef</a>, in addition to tea and coffee. </span>We hope you'll join us for this tasty compliment to the already rich Persian texts we'll be discussing!**</p>
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The purpose of the new CSTT lecture series is to provide a forum for individual members and guests of the CSTT to communicate their research to one another, and to the larger community of ancient scholars at the University of Helsinki. We welcome all who are
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Helen M. Dixon</p>
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