Ishodad of Merv

Mar Ishodad of Merv of Assyria (Syriac: ܡܪܝ ܝܫܘܥܕܕ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܚܕܬܐ ܕܒܐܬ̣ܘܪ‎) (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]

Notes

1. Vauchez, Dobson & Lapidge 2000, p. 739
2. Greenberg 2002, p. 416

References

• Gibson, Margaret (17 February 2011). The Commentaries of Isho'dad of Merv, Bishop of Hadatha (c. 850 AD): In Syriac and English. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-108-01906-4. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
• Greenberg, Gillian (9 January 2002). Biblical Hebrew, Biblical Texts: Essays in Memory of Michael P. Weitzman. Continuum International Publishing Group. ISBN 978-1-84127-235-1. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
• Vauchez, André; Dobson, Richard; Lapidge, Michael (2000). Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages. Cerf. ISBN 978-1-57958-282-1. Retrieved 29 November 2012.