Bartholomew of Edessa

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Bartholomew von Edessa , Latinized: Bartholomäus von Edessa , was a Christian monk from Syria who calls himself the "Monk of Edessa " several times and probably lived in the 13th century.

Bartholomew is known for a font that was given the title Confutatio Agareni in the more recent edition history . In it Bartholomew refutes the objections of the Muslim Agarenos to the Christian dogmas of the Trinity , the Incarnation and the forgiveness of sins .

literature

  • Bartholomew of Edessa, Confutatio Agareni . Annotated Greek-German text edition by Klaus-Peter Todt. Echter Verlag, Würzburg / Oros Verlag, Altenberge 1988 ( Corpus Islamo-Christianum , Series Graeca, Vol. 2)
personal data
SURNAME Bartholomew of Edessa
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Byzantine theologian
DATE OF BIRTH 13th Century
DATE OF DEATH 13th Century