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Gregorius Bar-Hebraeus
Gregorius Bar-Hebraeus , 1226–86, Syrian scholar, bishop of the Jacobite Church . Partly Jewish in ancestry, his original name was Abu-al-Faraj. His most celebrated work is a chronicle in Syriac of the world from Adam down. His commentaries (in Arabic and Syriac) on Aristotle were widely known among Arabic-speaking scholars. |
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"Gregorius Bar-Hebraeus." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Gregorius Bar-Hebraeus." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-BarHebra.html "Gregorius Bar-Hebraeus." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-BarHebra.html |
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Bar Hebraeus
Bar Hebraeus (1226–86), the usual name of Abû-l-Farağ, a Jacobite bishop and polymath. The son of a Jewish physician, he was converted to Christianity, consecrated bishop in 1246, and in 1264 became Primate of the East. His works, mostly encyclopaedic in character, were mainly written in Syriac, a few in Arabic.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Bar Hebraeus." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Bar Hebraeus." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-BarHebraeus.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Bar Hebraeus." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-BarHebraeus.html |
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