The Heirs of Theodore
Ah?ob of Qatar and the Development of the East Syriac Exegetical Tradition
Published on 7. August 2023
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Hardback
488 pages
978-90-04-53931-0 (ISBN)
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In The Heirs of Theodore Seth M. Stadel examines Ah?ob of Qatar, a late 6th-century East Syriac biblical commentator, and his surviving Old Testament exegetical works. He further investigates what can be deduced of Ah?ob's influence on the later East Syriac exegetical tradition, and he details the originality of Ah?ob's exegesis, especially in comparison with earlier and contemporary Greek and Syriac sources. By presenting the first annotated edition, English translation, and study of Ah?ob's extant Old Testament exegetical works, Stadel is able to show that Ah?ob represents a distinct voice within the East Syriac exegetical tradition.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Leiden
Netherlands
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Professional and scholarly
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Cloth over boards
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Height: 236 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
907 gr
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978-90-04-53931-0 (9789004539310)
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Seth M. Stadel (D.Phil. 2022, University of Oxford) is a Research Associate on the ERC-funded DoSSE project in the School of History, Politics and International Relations at the University of Leicester. He has published several studies on the late antique and early medieval Syriac exegetical tradition and the reception of the Psalms in Christian theology.
Content
Acknowledgements
Sigla, Abbreviations, and Conventions
Introduction
?1?The East Syriac Exegetical Tradition
?2?Schools and Centers of East Syriac Exegesis
?3?Christianity in Beth Qa?raye
?4?Overview of Chapters
1 A?ob of Qatar
?1.1?A?ob of Qatar's Surviving Biographical Data
?1.2?Conclusion
2 A?ob of Qatar's Old Testament Exegetical Works
?2.1?A?ob of Qatar's Old Testament Exegetical Works in the Syriac Manuscript Tradition
?2.2?A?ob of Qatar's Exegetical Works
?2.3?Conclusion
3 A?ob of Qatar and the East Syriac Exegetical Tradition (up to ca. 850)
?3.1?The Use of A?ob of Qatar's Cause of the Psalms in Nathniel of Shirzor's Cause of the Psalms
?3.2?The Use of A?ob of Qatar's Exegesis in the Commentary on Genesis-Exodus 9:32
?3.3?The Use of A?ob of Qatar's Exegesis in Theodore bar Koni's Scholion
?3.4?The Use of A?ob of Qatar's Exegesis in the Den?a-Grigor Commentary
?3.5?Conclusion
4 A?ob of Qatar and the East Syriac Exegetical Tradition (ca. 850-1439/1440)
?4.1?The Use of A?ob of Qatar's Exegesis in Isho?dad of Merv's Old Testament Exegesis
?4.2?The Use of A?ob of Qatar's Exegesis in the Anonymous Commentary
?4.3?The Use of A?ob of Qatar's Exegesis in ?asan bar Bahlul's Lexicon
?4.4?The Use of A?ob of Qatar's Exegesis in Isaac Shbadnaya's Prose Commentary on His Poem on God's Governance from 'In the Beginning' until Eternity
?4.5?Conclusion
5 The Distinctiveness of A?ob of Qatar's Old Testament Exegetical Works
?5.1?The Original Form of A?ob of Qatar's Old Testament Exegetical Works
?5.2?The Original Purpose of A?ob of Qatar's Old Testament Exegetical Works
?5.3?The Peshitta Old Testament of A?ob of Qatar's Old Testament Exegetical Works
?5.4?The Sources of A?ob of Qatar's Old Testament Exegetical Works
?5.5?The Christology of A?ob of Qatar's Old Testament Exegetical Works
?5.6?The Polemics of A?ob of Qatar's Old Testament Exegetical Works
?5.7?The Eschatology of A?ob of Qatar's Old Testament Exegetical Works
?5.8?The Exegetical Distinctiveness of A?ob of Qatar's Old Testament Exegetical Works
?5.9?Conclusion
General Conclusion
Appendix. An Edition of the Introduction and Select Parts of Thirteen Psalms from the Den?a-Grigor Commentary
Bibliography
Index of Biblical References
General Index
Sigla, Abbreviations, and Conventions
Introduction
?1?The East Syriac Exegetical Tradition
?2?Schools and Centers of East Syriac Exegesis
?3?Christianity in Beth Qa?raye
?4?Overview of Chapters
1 A?ob of Qatar
?1.1?A?ob of Qatar's Surviving Biographical Data
?1.2?Conclusion
2 A?ob of Qatar's Old Testament Exegetical Works
?2.1?A?ob of Qatar's Old Testament Exegetical Works in the Syriac Manuscript Tradition
?2.2?A?ob of Qatar's Exegetical Works
?2.3?Conclusion
3 A?ob of Qatar and the East Syriac Exegetical Tradition (up to ca. 850)
?3.1?The Use of A?ob of Qatar's Cause of the Psalms in Nathniel of Shirzor's Cause of the Psalms
?3.2?The Use of A?ob of Qatar's Exegesis in the Commentary on Genesis-Exodus 9:32
?3.3?The Use of A?ob of Qatar's Exegesis in Theodore bar Koni's Scholion
?3.4?The Use of A?ob of Qatar's Exegesis in the Den?a-Grigor Commentary
?3.5?Conclusion
4 A?ob of Qatar and the East Syriac Exegetical Tradition (ca. 850-1439/1440)
?4.1?The Use of A?ob of Qatar's Exegesis in Isho?dad of Merv's Old Testament Exegesis
?4.2?The Use of A?ob of Qatar's Exegesis in the Anonymous Commentary
?4.3?The Use of A?ob of Qatar's Exegesis in ?asan bar Bahlul's Lexicon
?4.4?The Use of A?ob of Qatar's Exegesis in Isaac Shbadnaya's Prose Commentary on His Poem on God's Governance from 'In the Beginning' until Eternity
?4.5?Conclusion
5 The Distinctiveness of A?ob of Qatar's Old Testament Exegetical Works
?5.1?The Original Form of A?ob of Qatar's Old Testament Exegetical Works
?5.2?The Original Purpose of A?ob of Qatar's Old Testament Exegetical Works
?5.3?The Peshitta Old Testament of A?ob of Qatar's Old Testament Exegetical Works
?5.4?The Sources of A?ob of Qatar's Old Testament Exegetical Works
?5.5?The Christology of A?ob of Qatar's Old Testament Exegetical Works
?5.6?The Polemics of A?ob of Qatar's Old Testament Exegetical Works
?5.7?The Eschatology of A?ob of Qatar's Old Testament Exegetical Works
?5.8?The Exegetical Distinctiveness of A?ob of Qatar's Old Testament Exegetical Works
?5.9?Conclusion
General Conclusion
Appendix. An Edition of the Introduction and Select Parts of Thirteen Psalms from the Den?a-Grigor Commentary
Bibliography
Index of Biblical References
General Index