Ishodad of Merv
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Ishodad of Merv (Syriac: ܝܫܘܥܕܕ ܕܡܪܒ) (fl. 850 AD) was a bishop of Hdatta and a prominent theologian of the Church of the East.
Life
Not very much is known about his early life but he appears to have been born in Merv in Khorasan. He became a bishop of Hdatta.[1] He was a candidate for the patriarchy of the Church of the East around 852 after the death of Abraham II. He is most renowned for his extensive Syriac exegesis of the Old and New Testaments.[2]
He died shortly after 852 AD.[1]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vauchez, Dobson & Lapidge 2000, p. 739
- ↑ Greenberg 2002, p. 416
