Jacob of Edessa and the Syriac culture of his day / edited by Bas ter Haar Romeny.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Haar Romeny, R. B. ter.

Series:

Monographs of the Peshitta Institute, Leiden ; v. 18.

Monographs of the Peshitta Institute, Leiden ; v. 18

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jacob, of Edessa, approximately 640-708.

Jacob.

Syriac language.

Sanlurfa (Turkey)--Civilization.

Sanlurfa (Turkey).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (324 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Preliminary Materials / R.B. Ter Haar Romeny

Jacob Of Edessa’s Life And Work: A Biographical Sketch / Alison Salvesen

Jacob And Early Islamic Edessa / Robert Hoyland

The Chronicle Of Jacob Of Edessa / Witold Witakowski

Jewish Pseudepigrapha In Jacob Of Edessa’s Letters And Historical Writings / William Adler

Greetings To A Virtuous Man The Correspondence Of Jacob Of Edessa / Jan J. Van Ginkel

Jacob Of Edessa And Canon Law / Herman G.B. Teule

The Canons Of Jacob Of Edessa In The Perspective Of The Christian Identity Of His Day / Konrad D. Jenner

The Textual Vorlagen For Jacob Of Edessa’s Revision Of The Books Of Samuel / Richard J. Saley

Jacob Of Edessa’s Version Of 1–2 Samuel: Its Method And Text-Critical Value / Alison Salvesen

Jacob Of Edessa On Genesis: His Quotations Of The Peshitta And His Revision Of The Text

Jacob Of Edessa The Grammarian / Rafael Talmon

Jacob Of Edessa And The Sixth-Century Syriac Translator Of Severus Of Antioch’s Cathedral Homilies / Lucas Van Rompay

Jacob Of Edessa And The Reception Of Aristotle / Henri Hugonnard-Roche

Jacob Of Edessa’s Use Of Greek Philosophy In His Hexaemeron / Marina Wilks

The Anaphora Of Saint James And Jacob Of Edessa / Baby Varghese

A Bibliographical Clavis To The Works Of Jacob Of Edessa (Revised And Expanded) / Dirk Kruisheer

Index Of Sources / R.B. Ter Haar Romeny

Index Of Modern Authors / R.B. Ter Haar Romeny.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-293) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-282-60224-1

9786612602245

90-474-2693-2

OCLC:

593295837

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004173477.i-314 DOI