... of Solomon 19 7–10 Ketubot 1 1–5 Rabbi Meir Josephus Shemesh Aharon Deut 22 13–21 4Q159 “4QOrdinances” 2–4 Ketubot 1 3 Tosefta Ephrem the Syian Jacob of Serug Glancy Jennifer Pregnancy Matthew 1 19 Ambrose of Milan Chrysostom John Cyprian of Carthage Protevangelium of James Mishnah Syriac...

... higher motive. Considers the pro-Nicene theology of Ephrem the Syrian, presenting him not as an isolated figure but as offering a distinctly pro-Nicene theology directly parallel to those found in Greek and Latin authors. Then discusses the author’s use of pro-Nicene over and against other terminologies...

... of the local notables, and secondly by placing this Edessene history into a Roman imperial framework. Ephrem shares many of the heresiological concerns of the Doctrina, especially in his opposition to Jews and Marcionites—a cultural and religious contest which took place within the boundaries...

... 'Ebroyo's verse Grammar. But, it is above all in the writings of some of the great authors of the fourth to sixth centuries, and in the liturgical tradition, that Syriac poetry has found its finest expression. This article discusses Ephrem' s madrashe, metres, the narrative...

..., dogmatic, polemical, ascetic, monastic, as well as canon law, etc. Much of the output of the epoch is religious poetry, in which Syriac authors excelled, having become renowned even outside the Syriac sphere, as is the case with Ephrem’s poems that reached Greek and other Christian Oriental literatures...

...—performance and rewriting. The chapter concludes by suggesting avenues for future research in the area of comparative Christian and Jewish exegetical hymnody. Apollinaris bishop of Laodicea Egeria Gregory bishop of Nazianzus Nonnus of Panopolis interpretation of Scripture Mary Virgin Ephrem the Syrian...

... of the writings. Desprez V Dörries H St Ephrem the Syrian St Gregory of Nyssa Jaeger W Macarius Macarius‐Symeon passim Staats R Baker A Berthold H Cremaschi L Deseille P Haywood Thomas Klostermann E Maloney G Marriott G L Mason A J Strothmann W Wesley John St Basil of Caesarea Paul Evergetinos...

...This chapter shows that Isaac derives his conceptual framework for the concept of ecstasy, along with the technical terms wonder and astonishment, from sources that were originally written in Syriac. In particular, both Ephrem and John the Solitary situate wonder and astonishment within...

... of emotion in ritual festivals Miriam Song of Philo of Alexandria Therapeutae awe confession of sins Magnificat Ephrem the Syrian Passover festival of antiphony Dionysius cult Dionysius bishop of Alexandria Egeria Jerusalem music pilgrimage Pliny the Younger prayer daily Sunday as day...

...The chapter presents a general overview of Syriac texts which were translated into Greek. From the fourth to the sixth century, one encounters primarily classics of Syriac patristic literature (such as Ephrem the Syrian) and various hagiographical texts. After the seventh century, Greek...

... Pentateuch Marcion Marcionism Rabbula Gospels Adam Ephrem the Syrian David John the Baptist interpretation of Scripture Word of God Logos Son Melito bishop of Sardis Plato heaven s Septuagint LXX Eusebius bishop of Caesarea Origen of Alexandria Lenten Triodion Mary Virgin temple cross...

... tried, but failed, to take Nisibis three times between 337 and 350. Drawing on two eyewitness testimonies, the Latin military history of Ammianus Marcellinus and the Syriac hymns of the poet-theologian Ephrem the Syrian, this chapter considers whether Shapur's defeats at Nisibis led to his persecution...

... Figures Johnson Elizabeth Mary the mother of Jesus Popes Scapulars Councils Ephrem the Syrian Epiphanius of Salamis Incarnation Syria Augustine of Hippo Eden Paradise The New Testament Albert of Vercelli Jerusalem Cheminot Jean de Baconthorpe John John of Hildesheim Ribot Felip...

... of his theological epistemology. These sources include a wide range of Nicene (and pseudo-Nicene) sources. In particular, the anti-speculative polemics of the Cappadocians and Ephrem found a strong reflection in his works, as did the Syriac “S1” interpreters of Evagrius. A common anti-speculative...

... the mysteries of scripture—simply appealing to faith as an alternative—he was, however, willing to explain further the workings of faith. Following closely on the theology of faith found in Ephrem’s Hymns on Faith, Philoxenos identified two spiritual qualities which were closely tied...

... the ability to intervene in the affairs of the living. With a special focus on the East Syrian tradition, writers under investigation include Ephrem the Syrian, Narsai of Nisibis, Ishai of Seleucia-Ctesiphon and Timothy the Great. al Mansour Caliph 754–75 Arabs Arab conquests Councils of the Church Timothy...

... by pro-Nicene authors such as Hilary and Ephrem is described, then, as a “defensive measure.” Within this polemical context some early attempts at congregational song are examined to argue that they anticipate the link between hymnodic mystagogy and doctrinal formation that are identified in Ambrose’s...

... establish East Syrian contemplative reading as an essential monastic practice. education Edessa literacy Brock Sebastian P Chalcedon council of Church of the East Nestorius Peshitta Genesis Ephrem the Syrian Judaism monasticism Paradise ܦܪܕܝܣܐ psalmody Scripture Adam biblical patriarch...

... Aramaic, Targum Neofiti; Ephrem's Commentary on Genesis; and the commentaries by Eusebius of Emesa and Jerome. These examples show the overwhelming importance of the Bible as a source of meaning, its currency in several different languages within the Near East...

...This book demonstrates that Isaac’s eschatology is an original synthesis based on ideas garnered from a distinctively Syriac cultural milieu. This cultural milieu includes ideas adapted from Syriac authors like Ephrem, John the Solitary, and Narsai, but also ideas adapted from the Syriac versions...