Английская Википедия:Barhadbshabba Arbaya

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Barḥadbshabba ʿArbaya (late 6th – early 7th  century) was a teacher, historian and biblical commentator of the Church of the East.

A native of Beth ʿArbaye, Barḥadbshabba was the chief instructor (bādūqā) at the School of Nisibis during the directorship of Ḥenana of Adiabene.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn He wrote the History of the Holy Fathers Persecuted for the Sake of Truth,[1] a history of the Church of the East from the beginning until the death of Abraham of Beth Rabban (569), the third director of Nisibis.Шаблон:Sfn It was probably written not long after 569.Шаблон:Sfn Its focus is on the 4th and 5th centuries, making it an important source for the Arian controversy and the dispute between Cyril and Nestorius.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn It is the oldest extant history from the Church of the East.Шаблон:Sfn Although his perspective is that of an East Syrian, Barḥadbshabba made use of Greek sources. In the last chapters he outlines the history of the School of Nisibis and the School of Edessa.Шаблон:Sfn

Besides his History, Barḥadbshabba wrote commentaries on the Gospel According to Mark and the Psalms. Only fragments of the former survive.Шаблон:Sfn According to ʿAbdishoʿ of Nisibis, writing in the 14th century, he also wrote "a book of treasures in three parts, and disputes (drāše) with all religions (deḥlān) and their refutation ... and a cause of the followers [school] of Diodore."Шаблон:Sfn

Barḥadbshabba ʿArbaya is possibly the same person as Barḥadbshabba of Ḥulwān.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn

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  1. Шаблон:Harvnb gives the Syriac as Teshʿītā da-bāhātā qadīshē de-trdefū meṭūl shrārā.