The Introduction of Sergius of Rēsh‘ainā to Galen’s Commentary on Hippocrates’ On Nutriment

The Introduction of Sergius of Rēsh‘ainā to Galen’s Commentary on Hippocrates’ On NutrimentJournal of Semitic StudiesSyriaca.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/72QXHYAP/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.GerritBosYitzhak TzviLangermannThe Introduction of Sergius of Rēsh‘ainā to Galen’s Commentary on Hippocrates’ On Nutrimenthttp://syriaca.org/cbss/72QXHYAPhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/72QXHYAPhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/72QXHYAPJournal of Semitic Studies54:12009179-204MS New York, Jewish Theological Seminary of America 2761, preserves an Arabic version in Hebrew characters of Galen’s commentary to Hippocrates On foods, including an introduction by Sergius of Rēsh‘ainā, who translated the Greek into Syriac. Neither this translation nor the introduction had been known to exist. The introduction, which follows the canonical eight-fold formula of accessores ad auctores, is an extremely rich document for the history of commentaries to scientific texts. Sergius’ observations on the similarities in elusive writing between Hippocrates and Plato are particularly interesting. Bos, Gerrit, and Yitzhak Tzvi Langermann. “The Introduction of Sergius of Rēsh‘Ainā to Galen’s Commentary on Hippocrates’ On Nutriment.” Journal of Semitic Studies 54:1 (2009): 179–204. Gerrit Bos and Yitzhak Tzvi Langermann, The Introduction of Sergius of Rēsh‘Ainā to Galen’s Commentary on Hippocrates’ On Nutriment,” Journal of Semitic Studies 54:1 (2009): 179–204.GalenGreek philosophyHippocratesIV-VII CEJacobitesRabbinic JudaismSergius of ReshainaVI CEVII-XVIII CEfoodmedicineprefaceprimary sources [Arabic] + English translationsciencetranslations from Syriactranslations into Arabic