Selbstverständnis und Bildungsauftrag der Schule von Nisibis

Selbstverständnis und Bildungsauftrag der Schule von NisibisZeitschrift für Antikes Christentum / Journal of Ancient ChristianitySyriaca.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/ZFH3ICL2/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.UtePossekelSelbstverständnis und Bildungsauftrag der Schule von Nisibishttp://syriaca.org/cbss/ZFH3ICL2https://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/ZFH3ICL2https://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/ZFH3ICL2Zeitschrift für Antikes Christentum / Journal of Ancient Christianity19:12015104-136The School of Nisibis was a prominent center of Christian learning in the Sasanid Empire. It inspired the foundation of schools elsewhere in the Persian realm and also influenced intellectuals in the Graeco-Roman world. This article outlines the school’s history from the fifth through the early seventh century, highlights its contribution to church life and monasticism, and describes the life at the school based on the Statutes and other contemporary documents. Particular attention is given to the Preface of the Statutes, which reflects the community’s self-understanding in the early seventh century, a time when the school reconstituted itself after a divisive dispute surrounding its director Ḥenana. The article argues that the school should not be regarded as a kind of monastery (as has sometimes been suggested), but is better understood as an institution of Christian higher education. The school’s motivation ultimately was a theological one: to exemplify and contribute to the salvation historical process, which was envisioned as an ongoing process of learning, directed by God as divine pedagogue. Possekel, Ute. “Selbstverständnis Und Bildungsauftrag Der Schule von Nisibis.” Zeitschrift Für Antikes Christentum / Journal of Ancient Christianity 19:1 (2015): 104–36. Ute Possekel, Selbstverständnis Und Bildungsauftrag Der Schule von Nisibis, Zeitschrift Für Antikes Christentum / Journal of Ancient Christianity 19:1 (2015): 104–36.IV-VII CENestoriansNisibisV CEVI CEVII CEeducationschools