An East-Syriac Scholar in Ninth-Century Damascus
A Note on Bišr ibn al-Sirrī’s Festal Homilies and His Confessional Identity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21815147 |
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| Authors | Alexander Treiger (0000-0001-5251-5389, Dalhousie University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 388-413 |
| Publication date | 2023-09-11 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Scrinium (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1817-7530 • E-ISSN: 1817-7565 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/18177565-bja10082 |
| OpenAlex | W4386688434 |
| Language | EN |
The ninth-century Damascene Christian scholar, priest, and monk Bišr ibn al-Sirrī (fl. ca. 870) is known as the author of Arabic biblical translations and commentaries and Arabic festal homilies. The present contribution demonstrates that the homilies contained in Sinai ar. 431 without attribution are to be ascribed to Bišr ibn al-Sirrī. It also examines new evidence for Bišr ibn al-Sirrī’s Christology and proves that Bišr ibn al-Sirrī was an East-Syriac Christian
Ancient history · Arabic · Archaeology · Art · Christology · Islam · Linguistics · Literature · Middle East · Ninth · Theology · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Byzantine Studies and History · Classics · Historical and Linguistic Studies · History · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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