The Authorial Spirit? Biblical Citations in Jacob of Edessa’s <i>Hexaemeron</i>Aramaic 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/QKLJ2FJK/tei
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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.AlisonSalvesenThe Authorial Spirit? Biblical Citations in Jacob of Edessa’s <i>Hexaemeron</i>http://syriaca.org/cbss/QKLJ2FJKhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/QKLJ2FJKhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/QKLJ2FJKAramaic Studies6:22008207-225The Syrian Orthodox bishop and polymath Jacob of Edessa (c. 630–708 ce) produced his own Syriac version of the Old Testament which combined the Peshitta and Greek traditions. Similarly composite citations of Scripture appear in his other works, raising the question of their relationship to his own biblical version. This article analyses some examples of citations of the book of Job that appear in Jacob’s first treatise in his Hexaemeron, on the nature of angels.
Salvesen, Alison. “The Authorial Spirit? Biblical Citations in Jacob of Edessa’s Hexaemeron.” Aramaic Studies 6:2 (2008): 207–25.
Alison Salvesen, The Authorial Spirit? Biblical Citations in Jacob of Edessa’s Hexaemeron,” Aramaic Studies 6:2 (2008): 207–25.GenesisHexaemeronJacob of EdessaJacobitesJobOld TestamentVII CEangelologyexegesisquotations