2- Paul bar Arqa of Edessa
Paul bar Arqa of Edessa Paul Bar Arqa or Anqa of Edessa was a master of the art of calligraphy. He invented the Syriac script known today as the Estrangelo script as mentioned earlier.2 He probably lived around the year 200 A.D.3 In his Lexicon on the term Estrangelo, Bar Bahlul quotes Hannan Yeshu bar Sarushawayh (bishop of al-Hira in the ninth century) who states that “God has given the talent to Paul to perfect this script for the glorification of the Gospel, in order that one’s intellect be delighted and all may endeavor to read the Gospel in this wide legible and beautiful...
Read More1- Wafa the Aramaean
Wafa (or waafaa) the Aramean was an ancient philosopher and poet who lived well before the Christian era.1 He was mentioned only by Anton of Takrit who wrote “The fifth meter of poetry is usually composed of six or seven strophics whose number sometimes increases or decreases. This meter belongs to a man named Wafa, an Aramaean philosopher. The composition of poetry by this man, whose name has been unknown for generations, is evidence that this art (poetry) is old with us.” Anton also cites a line of poetry by Wafa whose meter he allowed himself to change in order to comply with...
Read MoreBIOGRAPHIES OF SYRIAN SCHOLARS AND WRITERS -THE 1St. PERIOD: B.C. to 758 A.D. – Mor Ignatius Aphram Barsoum / Patriarch of Antioch and All the East Translated : By Dr. Matti Moosa
Translated : By Dr. Matti Moosa -THE FIRST PERIOD: B.C. to 758 A.D. – -THE SECOND PERIOD: 773 to 1286 A.D. – -THE THIRD PERIOD: 1290 to 1931 A.D. FOREWORD This period begins with the two philosophers, Wafa the Aramaean, in the pre-Christian era and then Bar Daysan, who lived at the end of the second and the beginnirlg of the third centuries A.D. It ends with Iliyya, bishop of Sinjar (d. 758). The writers of this period were distinguished for their originality, luciclity, and style. They were also famous for the number and value of their work. Indeed, this period is considered...
Read MoreTHE ARABIC ARISTOTLE IN THE 10TH CENTURY BAGDAD: THE CASE OF YAHYA IBN ‘ADI’S COMMENTARY ON METAPH. ALPHA ELATTON / Cecilia Martini Bonadeo
RESUMO – Neste estudo, procura-se mostrar, através de um autor cristão do século 10, como comentários às obras de Aristóteles foram continuamente feitos, desde os gregos até Averróis. Por meio de alguns textos da Metafísica, é possível perceber que, mesmo sem ter contato direto com o original grego, foram cotejadas pelo autor diversas traduções, tanto do grego como do siríaco. Nesses casos, tratava-se, não apenas de tradução, mas também de comentário ao texto de Aristóteles. PALAVRAS-CHAVE – Aristóteles. Metafísica. Filosofia islâmica. Traduções para o árabe....
Read MoreChristological Contention and Tolerance in the Syriac Church Traditions: A Case for Ecumenism / Abdul Massih Saadi Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago
Introduction The discussion concerning Christology has been one of the most crucial and sensitive subjects among churches. While diversity in Christology existed right from the dawn of Christianity, after the fifth century this subject increasingly became politicized and negatively damaged Christ’s message. Christ himself, according to Matthew (7:21), taught with respect to Christology: “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord Lord’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father.” In this article, we will survey the biblical background...
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