BAR HEBRAEUS

ECCLESIASTICAL CHRONICLE

SECOND SECTION

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PROLOGUE

By the power of God, we describe the second section of the ecclesiastical history concerning the church affairs of the East, composed by Mar Gregorios, the illustrious Maphrian a high-ranking ecclesiastical title in the Syriac tradition, the light of the East and the West, who is Abu'l-Faraj, son of Aaron, a skilled physician from the city of Melitene, who is also called Bar Hebraeus. May the Lord help me! Amen.

Having completed the first section of this part of the chronicle as we promised, we now begin the second section with the same method, starting from the time of the Apostles. By the help of the Lord, we shall pursue and complete it with the same true faith that the Most High has given to us.

By the help of God, we describe the second section of the ecclesiastical history, concerning the church affairs of the East, composed by Mar Gregorios, the illustrious Maphrian, the light of the East and the West, also known as Abu'l-Faraj, son of Aaron, a skilled physician from the city of Melitene, who is called Bar Hebraeus. May the Lord help me!

Having completed the first section of this part of this chronicle according to our promise, we now begin, with the same method, the second section from the apostolic beginning.

a) O adds "the life-giving". — b) O omits "of the history". — c) O "of the ecclesiastic". — d) O adds "to him".
C contracts the prologue thus: "By the power of the life-giving God, we write the section of the ecclesiastical history of Mar Hebraeus concerning the church affairs of the East, composed by Mar Gregorios, the illustrious Maphrian."