Elias of Merw

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Elias von Merw was a 7th century Nestorian scholar and clergyman.

Little is known about his life. In the middle of the 7th century he was Archbishop of the Assyrian Church of the East in Merw , in the northeast of the Sassanid Empire . He was on the deathbed of Catholicos Ischo-Jab III in 659 . present, with whom he must have worked very closely.

Elias wrote several works in the Syrian language , but they are in fact lost. Among other things, he wrote theological commentaries, especially on passages of the Bible, letters and a church history that is now lost and that is considered trustworthy. Elias is also considered to be a possible author of the Anonymus Guidi in recent research . There it is mentioned that Elias converted many members of Turkish and other tribes to Christianity.

literature

  • Pierre Nautin: L'auteur de la "Chronique Anonyme de Guidi": Élie de Merw . In: Revue de l'Histoire des Religions . Volume 199, 1982, pp. 303-314.
  • William Wright: A Short History of Syriac Literature . London 1894 (ND 2005), pp. 179f.
personal data
SURNAME Elias of Merw
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Nestorian scholar and clergyman
DATE OF BIRTH 6th century or 7th century
DATE OF DEATH 7th century or 8th century