The Legacy of Dioscorus in Early Byzantine Anti-Chalcedonian Literature

The Legacy of Dioscorus in Early Byzantine Anti-Chalcedonian LiteratureSyriaca.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/YPRPRHEJ/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.EdwardWattsThe Legacy of Dioscorus in Early Byzantine Anti-Chalcedonian Literaturehttp://syriaca.org/cbss/YPRPRHEJhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/YPRPRHEJhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/YPRPRHEJStanisławTurlejMichałStachuraBartosz JanKołoczekAdamIzdebskiByzantina et Slavica: Studies in Honour of Professor Maciej SalamonKrakówHistoria Iagellonica2019411-422The article examines the presentation of the Alexandrian bishop Dioscorus in the Syriac translation of the History of Dioscorus. This (originally Egyptian) text integrates Dioscorus’ refusal to accept the Tome of Leo into a broader narrative of Egyptian ecclesiastical history. When the History of Dioscorus was rendered into Syriac, the bishop’s profile was subtly enhanced and reinterpreted. In this Syriac reinterpretation, Dioscorus became an heir to both Alexandrian and Antiochene exemplars and an inspiration to the future Antiochene patriarch Severus. Without changing the meaning or events of Dioscorus’ life, these few scattered references to Syrian figures expanded the resonance of Dioscorus’ career by creating a common history for the anti-Chalcedonian communities of Egypt and Syria. Watts, Edward. “The Legacy of Dioscorus in Early Byzantine Anti-Chalcedonian Literature.” In Byzantina et Slavica: Studies in Honour of Professor Maciej Salamon, edited by Stanisław Turlej, Michał Stachura, Bartosz Jan Kołoczek, and Adam Izdebski, 411–22. Kraków: Historia Iagellonica, 2019. Edward Watts, The Legacy of Dioscorus in Early Byzantine Anti-Chalcedonian Literature, in Byzantina et Slavica: Studies in Honour of Professor Maciej Salamon, ed. Stanisław Turlej et al. (Kraków: Historia Iagellonica, 2019), 411–22.Dioscorus of AlexandriaIV-VII CEJacobitesanti-Chalcedonianhagiographysaintstranslations from Greektranslations into Syriac