The Commentaries of Isho’dad of Merv, Bishop of Hadatha (c. 850 A.D.)
In Syriac and English

A detailed commentary on the Epistles of Paul in English, written by an Assyrian bishop in the ninth century.

Margaret Dunlop Gibson (Edited and translated by)

9781108019064, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 17 February 2011

172 pages
24.4 x 0.9 x 17 cm, 0.29 kg

The twin sisters Agnes Lewis (1843–1926) and Margaret Gibson (1843–1920) were pioneering biblical scholars who became experts in a number of ancient languages. Travelling widely in the Middle East, they made several significant discoveries, including one of the earliest manuscripts of the four gospels in Syriac, a dialect of Aramaic, the language probably spoken by Jesus himself. Originally published in the Horae Semitica series, this fascicule contains the text of an Assyrian bishop's biblical commentary. Considered by some to be the father of the Eastern Church, Isho'dad of Merv produced detailed discussions of most books of the Bible in the ninth century. This two-part volume, first published in 1916, is a detailed discussion of the Epistles of Paul drawn from many ancient sources. Translated into English and edited by Margaret Gibson, this is a valuable resource for theologians by a key figure in Eastern Christianity.

Introduction J. Rendel Harris
16. Romans
17. I Corinthians
18. II Corinthians
19. Galatians
20. Ephesians
21. Philippians
22. Colossians
23. I Thessalonians
24. II Thessalonians
25. I Timothy
26. II Timothy
27. Titus
28. Philemon
29. Hebrews
30. Corresponding passages in the works of Theodore of Mopsuestia.

Subject Areas: Biblical studies & exegesis [HRCG]