First Biographies of Scholars and Writers of the First Period. : B.C. to 758 A.D.
– The Psalms and Praises of Solomon
6. Miles, bishop of Sus (d. 341)
10 – 13 – The Puplis of St. Ephraim
14. Asuna
18. The Writer of the Biography of Eusebius of Samosata
20. Ahi, Catholicos of al-Madain (Ctesiphon) (d. 415)
21. Mana the Catholicos (d. 420)
22. Marutha of Miyafarqin (d. 421)
23. Rabula, metropolitan of Edessa (d. 435)
29-30 The Two Priests Peter and Muqim
31. Isaac of Edessa, knoun as lsaac of Antioch (491?)
32. Isaac, the Second, of Edessa (522)
33. The Chorepiscopus Polycarp (508)
35. The Deacon Simon the Potter (514)
36. John Rufus the Antiochian, bishop of Mayoma (515?)
37. The History ascribed to the Priest Joshua the Stylite (515?)
38. The Doctor Mar Jacob of Saruj (d. 521)
40. Mar Philoxenus of Mabug (d. 523)
42. Simon, Abbot of the Monastery of Beth Liqin
43. Paul, bishop of al-Raqqa132 (528 A.D.)
44. Mara, metropolitan of Amid (d. 529)
45. Sergius of Ras Ayn (d. 536)
47. St. Severus of Antioch (d. 538)
48. John bar Aphtonya (d. 538)
49. Simon of Beth Arsham203 (d. 540)
50. The Translators of the Canons and Laws of Kings
53. Thomas, Bishop of Germanicia (D. 542)
56. The Writer of the History of the Himyarite Martyrs
57. John II, Abbot of the Monastery of Qinnesrin (544)
58. The Anonymous Writer of the Monastery of Qinnesrin
61. The Syrian Monk thought to be the Writer of the History Ascribed to Zachariah
63. Sergius, the Ascetic Monk (577)
64. Mar Jacob Baradaeus (d. 578)
66. Sergius bar Karya (the Short) (580).
67. Paul II, patriarch of Antioch (d. 581)
68. The Priest Cyrus of Batnan (582)
70. Peter III of al-Raqqa (Callinicus) (d. 591)
71. Julian the Second (d. 595)
74. Rufina the Silver Merchant
77. Paul, Metropolitan of Talla (617)
78. The Deacon Tuma (Thomas) (617)
79. Paul, metropolitan of Edessa (619)
80. Cyriacus, metropolitan of Amid (d. 623)
82. Tuma al-Harqali (Thomas of Heraclea) (627)
83. Athanasius I, Gammala (631)
84. Severus, Bishop of Samosata (d. 630-643)
87. John of the Sedras (d. 648)
88. Marutha of Takrit (d. 649)
89. John, Metropolitan of Busra (d. 650)
90. The Priest Andrew of Jerusalem
92. Denha I, Maphrian of the East (d. 659)
96. Yunan (Jonas), Bishop of Tal Mawzalt
97. Matta, Metropolitan of Aleppo (669)
100-101. Master Ram Yeshu and Master Gabriel
102. The Patriarch Severus II (d. 681)
103. Rabban (Master) Aaron the Persian
105. Athanasius II of Balad (d. 686)
107. John I, maphrian of Takrit (d. 688)
108. The Presbyter Simon of the Monastery of Qinnesrin
109. Mar Jacob of Edessa (d. 708)
111. Presbyter Simon, Abbot of the Monastery of the Arabs
112. Presbyter Simon of Samosata.
114. The Historian Moses of Inhil.
118. Mar George, Bishop of the Arabs (d. 725)
120-124. The Philologists of St. Matthew’s Monastery
125. Mar Simon Zaytuni (d. 734)
126. Constantine, Bishop of Edessa (d. 735)
127. John the Stylite of Atharib (d. 738)
131- John II, Metropolitan of St. Matthew’s Monastery