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Names: Burke, Simon Luke Robinson, author.
Title: The Principles of Religion by Rabban Daniel Ibn al-HÌ£atÌ£tÌ£aÌb : a13th-Century Synopsis of Syriac Orthodox belief : Critical Edition,Translation and Commentary / by Simon Luke Robinson Burke.
Other titles: Principles of Religion
Description: Leiden : Brill, [2024] | Series: Texts and studies in EasternChristianity, 2213-0039 ; volume 34 | Revision of the author's thesis(doctoral)âUniversity of Sydney, 2022, under the title: The principlesof religion: a work by Rabban Daniel Ibn al-HÌ£atÌ£tÌ£aÌb. | Includesbibliographical references and index. | Original text in Arabic;translation and commentary in English. | Summary: ""The most importantof all things sought." Thus the Syriac Orthodox monk Rabban Daniel Ibnal-Hattab describes the subject of The Principles of Religion,written in the 13th century, probably in South-East Anatolia. In thistreatise, Rabban Daniel Ibn al-Hattab systematically explained anddefended fundamental commitments of Syriac Orthodox theology. Thisvolume provides an introduction, a critical edition of the Arabic text,an English translation, and extensive commentary on the influences onThe Principles of Religion, particularly from Syriac sources. Thiseditio princeps offers the reader a new window into the literary cultureof the Syriac Orthodox Church during the years of the SyriacRenaissance"â Provided by publisher.
Identifiers: LCCN 2024010387 (print) | LCCN 2024010388 (ebook) | ISBN9789004685215 (hardback) | ISBN 9789004685222 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Daniel Ibn al-HÌ£atÌ£tÌ£aÌb, active 13th century. MukhtasaÌ£rfi ÌusÌ£uÌl diÌn al-NasÌ£raÌniÌyah al-mukhtasÌ£sÌ£ bi-al-millahal-YaÊ»quÌbiÌyah. | Syrian Orthodox ChurchâDoctrines. | Orthodox EasternChurchâDoctrines. | Theology, Doctrinal.
Classification: LCC BX176.3 .B87 2024 (print) | LCC BX176.3 (ebook) | DDC230/.163âdc23/eng/20240531
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ISSN 2213-0039
ISBN 978-90-04-68521-5 (hardback)
ISBN 978-90-04-68522-2 (e-book)
DOI 10.1163/9789004685222
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