Liber scholiorum

work by Theodore bar Konai

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The Liber scholiorum is a significant work by Theodore bar Konai, a 9th-century Syrian scholar. This extensive collection of annotations on the Syriac Bible goes beyond biblical exegesis to explore philosophy, psychology, logic, and various Eastern religions.1

Theodore, likely a monk in the Nestorian Christian church, developed detailed considerations from biblical passages. His work includes apologetic texts that dispute non-Christian religions, notably Islam and Manichaeism. The Liber scholiorum is a valuable historical and theological source for understanding religious sects in the first millennium of Christianity.1

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…only extant work is the Liber scholiorum (“Book of Annotations”), the Latin designation of a vast Syriac collection of observations and elucidations taking their point of departure from biblical passages but developed into detailed considerations of philosophy, psychology, logic, and Eastern religions. Containing 11 mēmrē, or general sections of commentary,…
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…only extant work is the Liber scholiorum (“Book of Annotations”), the Latin designation of a vast Syriac collection of observations and elucidations taking their point of departure from biblical passages but developed into detailed considerations of philosophy, psychology, logic, and Eastern religions. Containing 11 mēmrē, or general sections of commentary,…
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