Abhdisho bar Berikha

Syrian theologian
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Also known as: Ebedjesus Of Nisibis
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Also called:
Ebedjesus Of Nisibis
Died:
November 1318

Abhdisho bar Berikha (died November 1318) was a Syrian Christian theologian and poet who was the last important representative of the Nestorian tradition, a theological school emphasizing a rational, critical interpretation of early Christian doctrine. The sect, centred in ancient Antioch, countered the speculative mysticism then prevalent in Alexandria and Jerusalem. Appointed bishop of Shiggar and Beth-Arabaye (Syria) about 1285, Abhdisho became, by 1291, metropolitan (senior bishop over a larger province) of Nisibis (now Nusaybin, Tur.) and Armenia. Most notable of his works is Margaritha vitae (“The Pearl of Life”), considered to be one of the most comprehensive statements of ...(100 of 225 words)