Joseph Amar

Professor
Department of Classics

Degrees

M.A., S.T.L., Ph.D., The Catholic University of America

Research Profile

Professor Amar is a linguist trained in ancient and modern Semitic languages and in the histories, religions, and cultures of the Middle East. He specializes in classical and Christian Arabic, in Syriac literary culture, and in early interactions between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Amar directs the programs in Arabic and Syriac at the University of Notre Dame, and serves on the editorial board of the Library of Early Christianity. He has recently published the two-volume work: Dionysius Bar Salibi's Response to the Arabs, (2006). His other books include St. Ephrem the Syrian and The Mimra of Jacob of Sarug on Holy Mar Ephrem. He has published in Patrologia Orientalis, Orientalia Christiana Periodica, Diakonia, Le Museon as well as in Commonweal and Worship. Professor Amar has a joint appointment in the Department of Classics and the Department of Theology.

Contact Information

257 Decio Faculty Hall
631-6276
amar.1@nd.edu