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Jacob of Edessa and the Syriac Culture of His Day (Monographs of the Peshitta Institute Leiden)

Book information

Year
2009
ISBN
9004173471, 9789004173477
Open Library ID
OL23618445M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2511612 bytes)
Pages
314\325
Topic
Art Graphic Arts
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Jacob of Edessa (c.640-708) is considered the most learned Christian of the early days of Islam. In all fifteen contributions to this volume, written by prominent specialists, the interaction between Christianity, Judaism, and the new religion is an important issue. The articles discuss Jacob's biography as well as his position in early Islamic Edessa, and give a full picture of the various aspects of Jacob of Edessa's life and work as a scholar and clergyman. Attention is paid to his efforts in the fields of historiography, correspondence, canon law, text and interpretation of the Bible, language and translation, theology, philosophy, and science. The book, which marks the 1300th anniversary of Jacob's death, also contains a bibliographical clavis.

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