The Arab Christian Teaching on Astrology in the Light on Elias’ of Nisibis Treatise <i>On Christian Faith in the Sentences of the Stars</i>Polonia SacraSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference PortalThe National Endowment for the HumanitiesThe International Balzan Prize FoundationDavid A. Michelsoncbsc_adminRecord added to Zotero bycbsc_adminSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portalhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/45KNKK5A/tei
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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.MichalSadowskiThe Arab Christian Teaching on Astrology in the Light on Elias’ of Nisibis Treatise <i>On Christian Faith in the Sentences of the Stars</i>http://syriaca.org/cbss/45KNKK5Ahttps://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/45KNKK5Ahttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/45KNKK5APolonia Sacra21:1 [46]2017183-204Elias of Nisibis belongs to the most prolific writers of his time. His seventh maǧlis with Abī l-Qāsi is focused on the sentencenes of the stars and merits our attention due to its unceasing relevance. The discourse may be divided in two sections: firstly concerning human freedom, and secondly dealing with his rationality. These two factors are the main arguments in Elias’ refutation of fate and astrology. In this his teaching becomes a part of the Syriac Christian theological legacy. As a logician he exposes persistently the irrational character of any astrological and fatalistic doctrine.
Sadowski, Michal. “The Arab Christian Teaching on Astrology in the Light on Elias’ of Nisibis Treatise On Christian Faith in the Sentences of the Stars.” Polonia Sacra 21:1 [46] (2017): 183–204.
Michal Sadowski, The Arab Christian Teaching on Astrology in the Light on Elias’ of Nisibis Treatise On Christian Faith in the Sentences of the Stars,” Polonia Sacra 21:1 [46] (2017): 183–204.Arab ChristiansElias of NisibisMuslim-Christian relationsNestoriansVII-XVIII CEXI CEastrologyfree willpolemic