Talk:Dionysius bar Salibi

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Misunderstood passage EB-11

In the article the closing lines were:

"His commentaries on the Gospels were to some extent used by Dudley Loftus in the 17th century. But the systematic editing of his consecrated to the bishopric."

If you check the source (Enc.Br.11th), the passage seems to be corrupt or misprinted. The passage runs:

"His commentaries on the Gospels were to some extent used by Dudley Loftus in the 17th century. But the systematic editing of his Jacob was -- his baptismal name; Dionysius he assumed when consecrated to the bishopric.

works was only begun in 1903 with H. Labourt's edition and translation of his Exposition of the Liturgy (Paris). His commentaries on the Gospels have been edited and translated by J. Sedlacek and J. B. Chabot (Fasc. I., Paris, 1906), and the Syriac text of the treatise against the Jews has been edited by J. de Zwaan (Leiden, 1906). Bar-Salibi was undoubtedly an able theologian; his vigour combined with terseness in argument is well seen, for instance, in the introductory sections of his commentary on St Matthew. Of his originality it is hard to judge, as he does not usually indicate in detail the sources of his arguments and interpretations. He does not, however, claim for himself to he more than a compiler, at least in his commentaries. His Syriac style is good, considering the lateness of the period at which he wrote. (N. M.)"

It seems reasonable to interpret this passage as follows:

"His commentaries on the Gospels were to some extent used by Dudley Loftus in the 17th century. But the systematic editing of his works was only begun in 1903 with H. Labourt's edition and translation of his Exposition of the Liturgy (Paris). His commentaries on the Gospels have been edited and translated by J. Sedlacek and J. B. Chabot (Fasc. I., Paris, 1906), and the Syriac text of the treatise against the Jews has been edited by J. de Zwaan (Leiden, 1906). Bar-Salibi was undoubtedly an able theologian; his vigour combined with terseness in argument is well seen, for instance, in the introductory sections of his commentary on St Matthew. Of his originality it is hard to judge, as he does not usually indicate in detail the sources of his arguments and interpretations. He does not, however, claim for himself to he more than a compiler, at least in his commentaries. His Syriac style is good, considering the lateness of the period at which he wrote. (N. M.)

Jacob was his baptismal name; Dionysius he assumed when consecrated to the bishopric."

I have replaced the closing lines by the last sentence. Theobald Tiger (talk) 07:05, 7 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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I think there are some very serious issues with this article: dead (and ambiguous) links, a geographical error, an incomprehensible closing sentence, etc. 82.92.211.179 (talk) 20:42, 5 August 2009 (UTC) Paul Berendsen nl:Gebruiker:Paulbe.[reply]

Last edited at 20:42, 5 August 2009 (UTC). Substituted at 19:19, 29 April 2016 (UTC)