Barḥadbshabba of Ḥulwān was a 7th-century theologian and Christian bishop of the

Church of the East The Church of the East ( syc, ܥܕܬܐ ܕܡܕܢܚܐ, ''ʿĒḏtā d-Maḏenḥā'') or the East Syriac Church, also called the Church of Seleucia-Ctesiphon, the Persian Church, the Assyrian Church, the Babylonian Church or the Nestorian C ...

who wrote many religious works and a history of the School of Nisibis which is of historical interest. Barhadbeshabba was a partisan of the theologian

Henana of Adiabene Henana of Adiabene (died 610) was a Christian theologian, and headmaster of the School of Nisibis, the main theological center of the Church of the East (571–610). Biography Before he became headmaster, Henana of Adiabene had occupied the c ...

,''Catholic Encyclopedia'', Vol. 14, New York: Robert Appleton & Co., 1912, p. 410 although he evidently was not caught up in his downfall. He probably wrote his "On the Reason of the Schools", a history of the schools of Nisibis and

Edessa Edessa (; grc, Ἔδεσσα, Édessa) was an ancient city (''polis'') in Upper Mesopotamia, founded during the Hellenistic period by King Seleucus I Nicator (), founder of the Seleucid Empire. It later became capital of the Kingdom of Osroene ...

, while a student at the school in Nisibis. In 605 he became the bishop of Holwan (modernly, near the western border of Iran). He was a signatory to the results of a synod called in 605 by Patriarch Gregory. Barhadbeshabba also wrote controversial and exegetical works. A French translation of Barhadbeshabba's "On the Reason of the Schools" was published in 1907 by

Addai Scher Addai Sher ( syr, ܐܕܝ ܫܝܪ, ) Also spelled Addaï Scher and Addai Sheir (3 March 1867 – 21 June 1915), was the Chaldean Catholic archbishop of Siirt in Upper Mesopotamia. He was killed by the Ottomans during the 1915 Assyrian genocide. Ear ...

, a

Chaldean Catholic , native_name_lang = syc , image = Assyrian Church.png , imagewidth = 200px , alt = , caption = Cathedral of Our Lady of Sorrows Baghdad, Iraq , abbreviation = , type ...

archbishop. Some scholars identify Barhadbeshabba of Holwan with

Barhadbshabba Arbaya Barḥadbshabba ʿArbaya (late 6th – early 7th century) was a teacher, historian and biblical commentator of the Church of the East. A native of Beth ʿArbaye, Barḥadbshabba was the chief instructor (''bādūqā'') at the Sc ...

, writer of an important church history, who was also at the school in Nisibis.

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