In Chapter 2, The Syriac Tradition in the Early Islamic Era
3.1 Severus Sebōḵt – 3.2 Athanasius II of Balad – 3.3 Jacob of Edessa – 3.4 George, Bishop of the Arabs
3.1 Severus Sebōḵt
Severus Sebōḵt (d. 666/7; GSL [*27: 246–247], Nau 1929 [*28: 279–281], Ortiz de Urbina 1965 [*30: 175–176], Yousif 2003 [*38: 115–120]), bishop of the Monastery of Qenneshre from 638, was famous for his Greek learning; thus Barhebraeus praises hi…