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Moses bar Kepha or Cephas, also called Mushe bar Kipho (Syriac: ܡܘܫܐ ܒܪ ܟܐܦܐ, romanized: Mōšē bar Kīpā; c. 813 or c. 833 – February 12, 903) was a writer and one of the most celebrated bishops of the Syriac Orthodox Church of the ninth century.
What is known about him comes from an autobiography written by an unknown author bundled with his works. Moses was born in Balad (modern-day Eski Mosul) in c. 813 or c. 833. At the age of 22, he became a monk at the Mar Sargis Monastery in Butman, northeast of Balad. Ten years later, he was ordained as a bishop, where he took the name Severos after Severus of Antioch. His diocese was under the metropolitan of Tikrit, and he served as the bishop of Beth Raman, located north of Tikrit. Various sources also mention the dioceses of Beth Kiyonaye (Beth Bawazig or Waziq), Beth ʿArbaye, and Mosul.
His writings covered a wider range of subjects than any other Syriac author before him, possibly aimed at compiling a summa as a Christian apologia against Muslims. Most of his works were formatted in short chapters, each presented in the style of question-and-answer style.
His works were so great and influential, covering even East Syriac scholars (since he lived in close proximity), that he is called "one of the great scholars of the Syriac Orthodox Church."
His other works comprise discourses, homilies, and a commentary on the writings of St Gregory of Nazianzus.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Moses Bar-Kepha". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
Moses bar Kepha
Moses bar Kepha or Cephas, also called Mushe bar Kipho (Syriac: ܡܘܫܐ ܒܪ ܟܐܦܐ, romanized: Mōšē bar Kīpā; c. 813 or c. 833 – February 12, 903) was a writer and one of the most celebrated bishops of the Syriac Orthodox Church of the ninth century.
What is known about him comes from an autobiography written by an unknown author bundled with his works. Moses was born in Balad (modern-day Eski Mosul) in c. 813 or c. 833. At the age of 22, he became a monk at the Mar Sargis Monastery in Butman, northeast of Balad. Ten years later, he was ordained as a bishop, where he took the name Severos after Severus of Antioch. His diocese was under the metropolitan of Tikrit, and he served as the bishop of Beth Raman, located north of Tikrit. Various sources also mention the dioceses of Beth Kiyonaye (Beth Bawazig or Waziq), Beth ʿArbaye, and Mosul.
His writings covered a wider range of subjects than any other Syriac author before him, possibly aimed at compiling a summa as a Christian apologia against Muslims. Most of his works were formatted in short chapters, each presented in the style of question-and-answer style.
His works were so great and influential, covering even East Syriac scholars (since he lived in close proximity), that he is called "one of the great scholars of the Syriac Orthodox Church."
His other works comprise discourses, homilies, and a commentary on the writings of St Gregory of Nazianzus.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Moses Bar-Kepha". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.