Barḥadbshabba ʿArbaya (late 6th – early 7th century) was a teacher, historian and biblical commentator of the Church of the East.
A native of Beth ʿArbaye, Barḥadbshabba was the chief instructor (bādūqā) at the School of Nisibis during the directorship of Ḥenana of Adiabene.
[2] Its focus is on the 4th and 5th centuries, making it an important source for the Arian controversy and the dispute between Cyril and Nestorius.
[1] Although his perspective is that of an East Syrian, Barḥadbshabba made use of Greek sources.
[3] According to ʿAbdishoʿ of Nisibis, writing in the 14th century, he also wrote "a book of treasures in three parts, and disputes (drāše) with all religions (deḥlān) and their refutation ... and a cause of the followers [school] of Diodore.