'Edessa Grew Dim and Nisibis Shone Forth': The School of Nisibis at the Transition of the Sixth-seventh Century

Abstract

'Edessa grew dim and Nisibis shone forth'. In this metaphor, a teacher or alumnus of the School of Nisibis at the end of the sixth century expressed the opinion of his community that this famous institution in the Persian Empire had taken over the torch of the true and orthodox teaching of the School of Edessa. In the East Syrian, diophysite church, there were groups who viewed Henana's teaching as a threat to the orthodox doctrine of their church, or even as utter heresy. The great reputation of the School of Nisibis at the time of Henana's directorate attracted many quarrelsome people. The 'strict-Theodorian' tendency in Nisibis could therefore point to the immediate dangers for the students created by the lessening of the emphasis on Theodore in exegetical instruction. The 'strict-Theodorian' tendency enjoyed a christological-theological triumph at the episcopal gathering of 612. Keywords: 'strict-Theodorian' tendency; East Syrian; School of Edessa; School of Nisibis

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Citation

@incollection{edessagrewdimandnisibisshonefo1995,
  title = {{'Edessa Grew Dim and Nisibis Shone Forth': The School of Nisibis at the Transition of the Sixth-seventh Century}},
  author = {Reinink, G.j.},
  year = {1995},
  pages = {77-89},
  doi = {10.1163/9789004247154_008}
}

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AU  - Reinink, G.j.
TI  - 'Edessa Grew Dim and Nisibis Shone Forth': The School of Nisibis at the Transition of the Sixth-seventh Century
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DO  - 10.1163/9789004247154_008
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