Language:
English
Year of publication:
2018
Titel der Quelle:
Entangled Religions; Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of Religious Contact and Transfer
Angaben zur Quelle:
6 (2018) 95-123
Keywords:
Bible Study and teaching
;
History
;
Jews History 11th century
;
Judaism Relations 11th century
;
Christianity
;
Christianity and other religions Judaism 11th century
;
History
Abstract:
The last influential head of the Pumbadithan Academy in Baghdad, R. Hayya Gaʾon (939–1038), requested his Sicilian student R. Maṣliaḥ ben Eliah al-Baṣaq to inquire with the Nestorian Patriarch (Catholicos) about the Syriac definition of a word in Psalms (141:5). Upon R. Maṣliaḥ’s protests, R. Hayya rebuked his student, saying “our pious forefathers and ancestors would inquire regarding languages and their explanations from members of different religions, even from shepherds”. Despite scholarly treatment since 1855, a new, analytical reading of the text, based upon manuscripts, external sources, and comparative literature, provides fresh approaches towards understanding Jewish-Christian scholarly interaction in Baghdad at the turn of the eleventh century, particularly in comparison to those in Sicily. Additionally presented are new facets in Peshitta studies.
DOI:
10.13154/er.v6.2018.95-123
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