Cugel
2009-06-07 20:08:32
“The mediating function of the Eastern Christians was particularly important in the large translation movement of the 9th and 10th centuries. Syrian Christians translated Greek manuscripts on logic, medicine, and philosophy into Syriac, and then translated those from Syriac to Arabic. Of the Arab philosophers and logicians none most likely knew Greek directly, so they depended on these Christian mediators.”
Versteegh, “History of Arabic Language Teaching” in the collection, Handbook for Arabic Language Teaching Professionals in the 21st Century, p.6., Eds. Wahba, Taha & England.
