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Asceticism, anti-Jewish polemic, and an extensive use of Old Testament are three prominent feature of the Demonstrations of Aphrahat that can be brought together by an examination of the author's concept of divine Law. While many scholars have studied these areas in isolation, t…

In 1295, a priest in Constantinople named Gregory Chioniades became interested in Islamic science and astronomy. He set out for the Mongol (Ilkhani) capital of Tabriz in modern Azerbaijan to pursue his studies. There he met and studied with Shams al-Buklhari, who was familiar wi…