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Syriac idiosyncrasies : theology and hermeneutics in early Syriac literature

Title
Syriac idiosyncrasies : theology and hermeneutics in early Syriac literature / by Serge Ruzer, Aryeh Kofsky.
Author
Ruzer, Serge.
Publication
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.

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Additional Authors
Kofsky, Arieh.
Description
196 pages; 25 cm.
Summary
The study of early Syriac Christianity has for decades been steadily expanding, yet its scope still lags way behind that of research relating to Greek and Latin Christianity. One of the intriguing and understudied topics here is the nature of Syriac Christianity's autonomous identity in late antiquity. This question is intrinsically connected to its genesis from an indigenous Christian Aramaic background as well as its interaction with the neighboring Jewish milieu. This volume unearthes some of the idiosyncrasies-mainly pertaining to trinitarian theology, christology and hermeneutics-to be found in early Syriac literature before the onslaught of Greek hegemony. The idiosyncrasies analyzed here offer new insights into the nature of that peculiar brand of early Christianity, confirming a model of an indigenous early Syriac tradition gradually entering into a dynamic interaction with Greek influence. --Book Jacket.
Series Statement
Jerusalem studies in religion and culture, 1570-078X ; v. 11
Uniform Title
Jerusalem studies in religion and culture ; v. 11.
Subject
  • Syrian churches > Doctrines > History
  • Christian literature, Early > Syriac authors > History and criticism
  • Christian literature, Early > Syriac authors
  • Syrian churches > Doctrines
  • Syrische Literatur
  • Syrische Kirche > Geschichte Altertum
  • Syrische Kirchenväter
  • Theologie
  • Exegese
  • Hermeneutik
Genre/Form
  • Criticism, interpretation, etc.
  • History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-188) and indexes.
Contents
Aphrahat : a witness of pre-Nicene Syrian theology -- Ephrem on justice, free will and divine mercy in the story of the Fall -- Liber graduum : the heavenly garden of ascetic delights -- The cave of treasures : calvary versus earthly paradise -- Philoxenus of Mabbug : hermeneutics of incarnation -- Appendix : the old Syriac gospels : textual authority and hermeneutics.
ISBN
  • 9789004184985
  • 9004184988
LCCN
2010010984
OCLC
  • ocn586123243
  • 586123243
  • SCSB-9021429
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library