Jacob of Edessa

Jacob of Edessa
Native name
ܝܥܩܘܒ ܐܘܪܗܝܐ
Bornc. 640
Aindaba
Died5 June 708
Edessa
(modern-day Şanlıurfa, Turkey)
Pen nameJames of Edessa
LanguageClassical Syriac

Jacob of Edessa (or James of Edessa) (Syriac: ܝܥܩܘܒ ܐܘܪܗܝܐ, romanizedYaʿqub Urhoyo) (c. 640 – 5 June 708) was Bishop of Edessa and prominent Syriac Christian writer in Classical Syriac language,[1] also known as one of earliest Syriac grammarians.[2] In various works, he treated theological, liturgical, canonical, philosophical and historical subjects, and contributed significantly to scholarly and literary development of Syriac Christianity.[3] He is considered to be one of the most important scholars of the Christian-Aramean tradition.[4]

  1. ^ Salvesen 2008, p. 1-10.
  2. ^ Talmon 2008, p. 159-187.
  3. ^ Teule 2009, p. 226-233.
  4. ^ Witakowski 2008, p. 25.