The Laughable Stories Collected By Mar Gregory John Bar Hebreaus

by Gregory bar Hebraeus

""The Laughable Stories Collected By Mar Gregory John Bar Hebreaus"" is a collection of humorous tales compiled by Bar Hebraeus, also known as Gregory John, a Syriac scholar and historian who lived in the 13th century. The book contains a wide range of humorous stories, anecdotes, and fables, many of which are based on everyday life and human foibles. The stories are told in a light-hearted and entertaining way, and often contain a moral or lesson. Some of the stories are based on biblical or religious themes, while others are more secular in nature. The book is a valuable resource for those interested in the history of humor and storytelling, as well as for those who simply enjoy a good laugh. This Book Is In English And Syriac.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Genres: Religion, Medieval

404 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1280

About the author

Gregory bar Hebraeus (1226 – 30 July 1286) was a catholicos (bishop) of the Syriac Orthodox Church in the 13th century. He is noted for his works addressing philosophy, poetry, language, history, and theology; he has been called "one of the most learned and versatile men from the Syriac Orthodox Church" (Dr. William Wright).

Bar Hebraeus was born in the village of ʿEbra (Izoli, Turk.: Kuşsarayı) near Malatya, Sultanate of Rûm (modern Turkey, today province Elazig). It appears that he took the Christian name Gregory (Syriac: ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ Grigorios, Ġrīġūriyūs) at his consecration as a bishop[citation needed]. Throughout his life, he was often referred to by the Syriac nickname Bar ʿEbrāyā (Syriac: ܒܪ ܥܒܪܝܐ, which is pronounced and often transliterated as Bar ʿEbroyo in the West Syriac dialect of the Syriac Orthodox Church), giving rise to the Latinised name Bar Hebraeus. This nickname is often thought to imply a Jewish background (taken to mean 'Son of the Hebrew'). However, the evidence for this once popular view is slim. It is more likely that the name refers to the place of his birth, ʿEbrā, where the old road east of Malatya towards Kharput (modern Elazığ) and Amida (Mesopotamia) (modern Diyarbakır) crossed the Euphrates.

He collected in his numerous and elaborate treatises the results of such research in theology, philosophy, science and history as was in his time possible in Syria. Most of his works were written in Syriac. However he also wrote some in Arabic, which had become the common language in his day.

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