Jacob of Edessa, Syrian bishop (born 640)

Jacob of Edessa

Syriac Orthodox Bishop of Edessa (c. 640-708)

Jacob of Edessa was Bishop of Edessa and prominent Syriac Christian writer in Classical Syriac language, also known as one of earliest Syriac grammarians. In various works, he treated theological, liturgical, canonical, philosophical and historical subjects, and contributed…