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Peter of Edessa

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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a Syrian by birth, and a presbyter of the Church at Edessa, and an eminent preacher, wrote Tractatus variarum Causarum, treatises on various subjects, and composed Psalms in metre like those of Ephrem the Syrian. Trithemius ascribes to him Commentarii in Psalmos, and says that he wrote in Syriac. All his works have perished.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Peter of Edessa'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​p/peter-of-edessa.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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