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| + | George, Bishop of the Arab Tribes, was a West Syriac writer. He died in February 724. He was a pupil of Athanasius II, and in 686 he became the Syrian Orthodox (monophysite/jacobite) bishop of the Christian Arab tribes. He was the last in the chain of Syrian Orthodox scholar-bishops, well grounded in Greek scientific and philosophical studies. | ||
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| + | == Works == | ||
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| + | * He completed book 7 of the the ''Commentary on the Six Days of Creations (Hexameron)'' which [[Jacob of Edessa]] had left unfinished on his death. [LT] | ||
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| + | * A revised translation, with introductions and commentaries, of the earlier books of Aristotle's ''Organon'' (the works on logic). | ||
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| + | * Scholia on the ''Homilies'' of Gregory Nazianzen. | ||
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| + | * A ''Commentary on the liturgy'', including baptism and eucharist [ET] and the myron [GT]. | ||
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| + | * A collection of letters. These are of great interest and deal with a range of topics, including: the identity of [[Aphrahat]]; his views on the human soul and spirit; chronology and astronomy; and difficult passages in the works of [[Jacob of Edessa]]. [GT] | ||
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| + | * A verse homily (memra) on Severus of Antioch. [ET] Other memre are also attributed to George, but possibly wrongly; the one on the myron is attributed in some manuscripts to Jacob of Serugh. | ||
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Among his works he preserves a fragment of a work by [[Bardaisan]], which was published by Nau in "Bardesane l'astrologue" etc. (Paris, 1899). | Among his works he preserves a fragment of a work by [[Bardaisan]], which was published by Nau in "Bardesane l'astrologue" etc. (Paris, 1899). | ||
| − | "George, a bishop of the Arabs of Mesopotamia, wrote a Scholia on the Scripture around the sixth century." (Abdiyah Akbar Abdul-Haqq, Sharing Your Faith with a Muslim [Bethany House Publishers, Minneapolis MN, 1980], p. 29) | + | * "George, a bishop of the Arabs of Mesopotamia, wrote a Scholia on the Scripture around the sixth century." (Abdiyah Akbar Abdul-Haqq, Sharing Your Faith with a Muslim [Bethany House Publishers, Minneapolis MN, 1980], p. 29) |
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| + | * Some of his works are preserved in Paris Ms. Syriaque 346 which contains mainly works by [[Severus Sebokht]]. | ||
| − | + | == Bibliography == | |
| − | + | * Brock, p.59-60. | |
* Two Commentaries on the Jacobite Liturgy, by George, Bishop of the Arab tribes, and Moses Bar Kepha: together with the Syriac Anaphora of St. James and a document entitled The Book of Life. Texts and English translation by Dom R. H. Connolly, M.A., and H. W. Codrington. Eng. & Syr. / [by] London ; Codrington, Humphrey William ; Connolly, Richard Hugh . 1913 | * Two Commentaries on the Jacobite Liturgy, by George, Bishop of the Arab tribes, and Moses Bar Kepha: together with the Syriac Anaphora of St. James and a document entitled The Book of Life. Texts and English translation by Dom R. H. Connolly, M.A., and H. W. Codrington. Eng. & Syr. / [by] London ; Codrington, Humphrey William ; Connolly, Richard Hugh . 1913 | ||
Revision as of 09:08, 29 July 2006
George, Bishop of the Arab Tribes, was a West Syriac writer. He died in February 724. He was a pupil of Athanasius II, and in 686 he became the Syrian Orthodox (monophysite/jacobite) bishop of the Christian Arab tribes. He was the last in the chain of Syrian Orthodox scholar-bishops, well grounded in Greek scientific and philosophical studies.
Works
- He completed book 7 of the the Commentary on the Six Days of Creations (Hexameron) which Jacob of Edessa had left unfinished on his death. [LT]
- A revised translation, with introductions and commentaries, of the earlier books of Aristotle's Organon (the works on logic).
- Scholia on the Homilies of Gregory Nazianzen.
- A Commentary on the liturgy, including baptism and eucharist [ET] and the myron [GT].
- A collection of letters. These are of great interest and deal with a range of topics, including: the identity of Aphrahat; his views on the human soul and spirit; chronology and astronomy; and difficult passages in the works of Jacob of Edessa. [GT]
- A verse homily (memra) on Severus of Antioch. [ET] Other memre are also attributed to George, but possibly wrongly; the one on the myron is attributed in some manuscripts to Jacob of Serugh.
Among his works he preserves a fragment of a work by Bardaisan, which was published by Nau in "Bardesane l'astrologue" etc. (Paris, 1899).
- "George, a bishop of the Arabs of Mesopotamia, wrote a Scholia on the Scripture around the sixth century." (Abdiyah Akbar Abdul-Haqq, Sharing Your Faith with a Muslim [Bethany House Publishers, Minneapolis MN, 1980], p. 29)
- Some of his works are preserved in Paris Ms. Syriaque 346 which contains mainly works by Severus Sebokht.
Bibliography
- Brock, p.59-60.
- Two Commentaries on the Jacobite Liturgy, by George, Bishop of the Arab tribes, and Moses Bar Kepha: together with the Syriac Anaphora of St. James and a document entitled The Book of Life. Texts and English translation by Dom R. H. Connolly, M.A., and H. W. Codrington. Eng. & Syr. / [by] London ; Codrington, Humphrey William ; Connolly, Richard Hugh . 1913
- George, Bishop of the Arabs, "A homily on blessed Mar Severus, Patriarch of Antioch", ed. Kathleen E. McVey, CSCO vol. 530-531, Scriptores Syri t.216-217. Lovanii:In aedibus E. Peeters (1993) 2 vols. ISBN 2877230740, ISBN 9068315153 (text); ISBN 2877230732, 9068315145 (English translation)
- Dana Miller, "George, bishop of Arab tribes on true philosophy," Festschrift in Honor of Sebastian Brock (Oxford University Press, 1996), pp. 303-320.
