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Theodoret

Theodoret of Cyrus (c. 393–457). Bishop of Cyrus in Syria; biblical commentator and church historian.

• Compendium of Heretical Fables c. 453 Haereticarum fabularum compendium Theodoret’s five-book survey of heresies, ending with an epitome of orthodox doctrine. Book 5, on the Holy Spirit and the divine names, gives the Samaritan pronunciation Ἰαβαί (Iabai) and the Jewish form Ἀϊά (Aia) for the unspoken Name.
• Questions on Exodus c. 453 Quaestiones in Exodum Theodoret of Cyrus’s full Questions on Exodus (72 questions in this edition). Question 15 reports that the Samaritans call the Tetragrammaton Ἰαβέ (Iabe) and the Jews Ἰά (Ia).