Against the Melchites
- Title
- Against the Melchites
- Date
- 12th century AD
- Description
- "Because of their hatred, they (the Greeks) call us Jacobites instead of Syriacs. In response, we say that the name Syriac, which you have taken from us, is superior, for it comes from Syrus, who ruled over Antioch, and the land was named Syria after him—just as your name, Greek, comes from Javan the pagan. However, we are the descendants of Aram, and in ancient times, we were called Arameans after his name."
- Language
- Syriac-Aramaic
- Item sets
- Syriac = Aramean
