Bas Ter Haar Romeny

Jacob of Edessa and the Syriac Culture of His Day

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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 Jacoba (TM)s biography as well as his position in early Islamic Edessa, and give a full picture of the various aspects of Jacob of Edessaa (TM)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 Jacoba (TM)s death, also contains a bibliographical clavis.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Brill
• Seitenzahl: 324
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Dezember 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 168mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 680g
• ISBN-13: 9789004173477
• ISBN-10: 9004173471
• Artikelnr.: 25920147

Autorenporträt

Bas ter Haar Romeny, Ph.D. (1997), Leiden University, is Professor of Old Testament and Eastern Christianity at Leiden University. He has published extensively on the biblical text and the history of its interpretation, including A Syrian in Greek Dress (Peeters, 1997) and The Peshitta: Its Use in Literature and Liturgy (Brill, 2006).