Bertaina david an arabic account of theodore abu qurra in debate at the court of caliph almamun. John of damascus and theodore abu qurrah on islam brill. Beauty as a divine name in thomas aquinas and dionysius the areopagite. Living between roughly 750 and 820 or 825 ad, he was a monk at the important mar sabas monastery in the judean desert, although, for a time, he served as the melkite bishop of haran, in northern mesopotamia.
Pdf the early history of religion disproving its truth. Theodore abu qurrah is an anthology of essays by the earliest christian arabic writer whose name we know. Theodore abu qurrahs debate at the court of the caliph almamun. View theodore abu qurrah research papers on academia. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Pdf new works by theodore abu qurra, preserved under the. New volume on theodore abu qurrah the american conservative. The first church father writing in arabic, theodore abu qurrah, and the first muslim author to compose a systematic refutation of christianity.
Christianmuslim dialogues in early christian theology. Pdf theodore abu qurrahs debate at the court of the. In numerous arabic and greek works, abu qurrah defended his faith from the challenges of islam and the opponents of chalcedon, and in doing so rearticulated traditional christian teachings using the language and concepts of muslim theologians. I certainly did when i saw the translated works of theodore abu qurrah available in a handsome new volume byu. Pdf theodore abu qurrahs debate at the court of the caliph al. Publication date 1993 topics arabic christianity, eastern christianity, theodore abu qurrah, arab orthodox, melkites collection. This is the first volume in a new series devoted to writers of the christian orient, thus serving as a very welcome complement to the series covering greek and latin writers which is published by routledge. A global history of christianity robert louis wilken. Texte complet, doublons elimines, document indexe et pagine. A study in early christian and muslim literary dialogues unpublished ph. Christianmuslim dialogues in early christian theology june. Posts about theodore abu qurrah written by answerstotuffquestions. Pdf on jan 1, 20, alamin abouseada and others published theodore abu qurrahs debate at the court of the caliph.
Treatises of theodore abu qurrah, bishop of harran, edited by constantine bacha, 1904. The apostolic struggle during this period was not with old pagans or young barbarians, but with other races that had a. Click download or read online button to get theodore ab qurrah book now. Gregory of nyssa and theodore abu qurrah on naming and counting essences. As one of the earliest christian theologians of the middle east to write in arabic, theodore abu qurrah, who evidently flourished c.
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