Sebastian Brock
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Sebastian Paul Brock academics in the field of Syriac studies, and one of the most prominent scholars in the wider field of Aramaic studies.[1][2]
Education
Brock studied at Eton College, and completed his BA degree in Classics and Oriental Languages (Hebrew and Aramaic) at Trinity College, University of Cambridge. In 1966, he became Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Oxford.
Career
Brock was Assistant Lecturer, and then Lecturer, at the
Oriental Institute, from 1974 to 2003. Since 2003, he has been Emeritus Reader in Syriac Studies and Emeritus Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford.[3][4]
Brock is one of the main reviewers of the Antioch Bible, a 21st-century English translation of the Peshitta.[5]
Affiliations and recognition
Brock is a
Personal life
Brock is married to Helen Hughes-Brock, an archaeologist specialising in Minoan Crete and Mycenaean Greece. He is a patron of the Fellowship of Saint Alban and Saint Sergius.
Publications
- Brock, Sebastian P., ed. (1971). The Syriac Version of the Pseudo-Nonnos Mythological Scholia. London: Cambridge University Press.
- Brock, Sebastian P. (2008) [1979]. The Holy Spirit in the Syrian Baptismal Tradition (3rd ed.). Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press. ISBN 9781593338442.
- Brock, Sebastian P. (2017) [1980]. An Introduction to Syriac Studies (3rd revised ed.). Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press. ISBN 9781463207137.
- Brock, Sebastian P. (1984). Syriac Perspectives on Late Antiquity. London: Variorum Reprints. ISBN 9780860781479.
- Brock, Sebastian P. (1992) [1985]. The Luminous Eye: The Spiritual World Vision of Saint Ephrem (2nd revised ed.). Kalamazoo: Cistercian Publications. ISBN 9780879075248.
- Brock, Sebastian P. (1987). The Syriac Fathers on Prayer and the Spiritual Life. Kalamazoo: Cistercian Publications. ISBN 9780879076016.
- Brock, Sebastian P.; ISBN 9780520213661.
- Brock, Sebastian P. (2008) [1988]. Studies in Syriac Spirituality (2nd revised ed.). Bangalore: Center for Eastern and Indian Christian Studies. ISBN 9788189958176.
- Brock, Sebastian P. (1995). Catalogue of Syriac Fragments (New Finds) in the Library of the Monastery of Saint Catherine, Mount Sinai. Athens: Mount Sinai Foundation. ISBN 9789608573901.
- Brock, Sebastian P. (1996). Syriac Studies: A Classified Bibliography, 1960-1990. Kaslik: Parole de l'Orient.
- Brock, Sebastian P. (1997). A Brief Outline of Syriac Literature. Kottayam: St. Ephrem Ecumenical Research Institute.
- Brock, Sebastian P. (1999). From Ephrem to Romanos: Interactions Between Syriac and Greek in Late Antiquity. Aldershot: Ashgate. ISBN 9780860788003.
- Brock, Sebastian P. (2006). Fire from Heaven: Studies in Syriac Theology and Liturgy. Aldershot: Ashgate. ISBN 9780754659082.
- Bedjan, Paul; Brock, Sebastian P., eds. (2006). Homilies of Mar Jacob of Sarug. Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press. Vols. 1–6
- Brock, Sebastian P. (2019). The People and the Peoples: Syriac Dialogue Poems from Late Antiquity. Oxford: Journal of Jewish Studies. ISBN 9780957522817.
- Brock, Sebastian P. (2020). Singer of the Word of God: Ephrem the Syrian and his Significance in Late Antiquity. Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press. ISBN 9781463239619.
References
- ^ Abouzayd 1993, p. 2: "The Syriac heritage owes much to Sebastian Brock and, as in the old adage "all roads lead to Rome", all aspects of Syriac studies lead one way or another to Sebastian Brock ... His voluminous work on Syriac, and related fields, is unique in our modern times."
- ^ Kiraz 2004, p. 5-8.
- ^ Fellows of the British Academy: Dr Sebastian Brock FBA
- ^ Wolfson College: Sebastian Brock
- S2CID 235381388.
- ^ "Leverhulme Medal and Prize 2009". Prizes and Medals. British Academy. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
Sources
- Abouzayd, Shafiq (1993). "Sebastian Paul Brock: Life and Work". ARAM Periodical. 5 (1–2): 1–22.
- Apostolache, Ioniţă (2017). "Dr. Sebastian Brock & his Romanian Academic Experience". The Harp. 32: 235–244.
- Drăgoi, Macarie (2010). "Professor Sebastian Brock and His Point of View on St. Ephrem the Syrian Theological Heritage". Altarul Reîntregirii. 1: 117–132.
- Kiraz, George A. (2004). "Sebastian Paul Brock: Haddaya of Syriac Studies" (PDF). Journal of Assyrian Academic Studies. 18 (1): 5–8. Archived from the original(PDF) on 20 November 2008.
External links
- Sebastian Brock's faculty page at the Oriental Institute, Oxford.
- Syri.ac - Sebastian Brock: CV and Publications (June 2018)
- The Future of Syriac Studies and the Legacy of Sebastian P. Brock (2018)
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