Moses Bar-Kepha

Moses bar Kepha, (c. 833 in Balad, Iraq, † 903 ) was a major theologian of the Syrian Orthodox Church of the 9th century.

Life

Moses bar Kepha - was taught by Rabban Kyriacus in the monastery Mar Sargis. 863 he became bishop of Mosul, Tigris and thus mitzuständig for Beth- Ramman and Beth- Kionaya. In his episcopal ordination, he took the name Severus. At times he was visitator ( Periodeutes ) the " Tagriter ", a Patriarch allegiance defiant group.

The prologue of his Hexaemeronkommentars corresponds in structure to the theological hum of the Kalam of the 9th century, more precisely, its chapter on the unity of God. These treated eternity of the world, Oneness of the Creator, Legation of Muhammad and observance of the commandments. Moses bar Kepha still on, before as Abu Mansur al - Maturidi, a knowledge- there matic chapter. Otherwise draws Moses bar Kepha from the Early Church comments on the six- day movement, especially from Basil of Caesarea. The topic in the introductions of his biblical comments owed ​​to the biblical exegesis of the early church, especially Theodore of Mopsuestias. In the New Testament Bible exegesis of the great preacher John Chrysostom is the main informant.

Works

  • Commentary on the Old and New Testament, get the manuscript, Johannes comment hg. and trans. Lorenz bad in 1981; Pauline interpretation hg. and trans. Jobst Reller 1994
  • Treatise on providence and free will, in the manuscript obtained ( British Museum, Add. 14.731 )
  • Comment on the Hexaemeron obtained ( Bibliothèque nationale de France, Syr. 241) and trans. Lorenz bad 1977
  • Lost Tractatus de Paradiso, Syrian original Latin version hg. Andreas Masius, Antwerp 1569 ( De Paradiso Commentarius ), reprinted. in Migne
  • Treatise on the soul, and discussion of the usefulness of prayer and sacrifice for the dead receive, ( the Vatican Library ), German translator's O. Brown, Moses Bar - Kepha and his book of the soul, Freiburg 1891
  • Tractatus de sectis or Liber adversus disputationum haereses
  • Commentary on the Liturgy, Mysteries of the Oblation, at RH Connolly and HW Codrington, Two commentaries on the liturgy jacobite, London 1913, 16-86; Myron consecration, ed. W. Strothmann, Wiesbaden 1973
  • Church History
  • Homilies
  • Comment on the writings of Gregory of Nazianzus.
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