The Arab Christian Teaching on Astrology in the light on Elias’ of Nisibis treatise „On Christian faith in the sentences of the stars”
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Elias of Nisibis, astrology, fate, freedom, reasonAbstract
Elias of Nisibis belongs to the most prolific writers of his time. His seventh maǧlis with Abī l‑Qāsi is focused on the sentencenes of the stars and merits our attention due to its unceasing relevance. The discourse may be divided in two sections: firstly concerning human freedom, and secondly dealing with his rationality. These two factors are the main arguments in Elias’ refutation of fate and astrology. In this his teaching becomes a part of the Syriac Christian theological legacy. As a logician he exposes persistently the irrational character of any astrological and fatalistic doctrine.References
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