Gregory Bar-Hebraeus's Commentary on the Book of Kings from his Storehouse of Mysteries : A Critical Edition with an English Translation, Introduction and Notes

University dissertation from Uppsala : Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis

Author: Assad Sauma; Uppsala Universitet.; [2003]

Keywords: Humanities Languages and Literature Specific Languages; Humaniora Språk och litteratur Språkstudier; Semitic languages - general; Syriac; Biblical Exegesis; Semitiska språk - allmänt; HUMANITIES and RELIGION Languages and linguistics Other languages Semitic languages; HUMANIORA och RELIGIONSVETENSKAP Språkvetenskap Övriga språk Semitiska språk;

Abstract: This study contains a critical edition with an English translation of the commentary on the Book of Kings which is a part of the exegetical work the Storehouse of Mysteries by the West-Syrian scholar John Bar-Hebraeus (1226-1286). The work is based on the oldest surviving manuscript of the Storehouse of Mysteries, manuscript Florence 230 (written 1278), collated with all manuscripts which are older than the 19th century. The study also contains a description of the manuscripts of the Storehouse of Mysteries and an investigation into the sources used by Bar-Hebraeus in his commentary. Also a short study of the Syriac exegesis in its east and west traditions is supplied.

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