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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820955303321

Autore

Ruzer Serge

Titolo

Syriac idiosyncrasies [[electronic resource] ] : theology and hermeneutics in early Syriac literature / / by Serge Ruzer, Aryeh Kofsky

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden [Netherlands] ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2010

ISBN

1-282-95275-7

9786612952753

90-04-19111-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (204 p.)

Collana

Jerusalem studies in religion and culture, , 1570-078X ; ; v. 11

Altri autori (Persone)

KofskyArieh

Disciplina

275.61/01

Soggetti

Syrian churches - Doctrines - History

Christian literature, Early - Syriac authors - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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 idiosyncracies -- 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.