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Ephrem the Syrian was one of the founding voices in Syriac literature. While he wrote in a variety of genres, the bulk of his work took the form of madrashe, a Syriac genre of musical poetry or hymns. In Bible and Poetry in Late Antique Mesopotamia, Jeffrey Wickes offers a thoroughly contextualized study of Ephrem's magnum opus, the Hymns on Faith, delivered in response to the theological controversies that followed the First Council of Nicaea. The ensuing doctrinal divisions had tremendous impact on the course of Christianity and led in part to the development of a uniquely Syriac Church, in which Ephrem would become a central figure. Drawing on literary, ritual, and performance theories, Bible and Poetry shows how Ephrem used the Syriac Bible to construct and conceive of himself and his audience. In so doing, Wickes resituates Ephrem in a broader early Christian context and contributes to discussions of literature and religion in late antiquity.
Ephraem, --- Bible --- Criticism, interpretation, etc. --- History --- christianity. --- collection of syriac poetry. --- contextualized. --- early christian context. --- ephrem the syrian. --- founding voices in syriac literature. --- fourth century. --- insightful. --- literature and religion in late antiquity. --- madrashe. --- musical poetry or hymns. --- spiritual. --- syriac poet. --- syrica literature. --- the hymns of faith study.
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Arguably the single most important element in Abrahamic cross-confessional relations has been an ongoing mutual interest in perennial spiritual and ethical exemplars of one another’s communities. Ranging from Late Antiquity through the Middle Ages, Crossing Confessional Boundaries explores the complex roles played by saints, sages, and Friends of God in the communal and intercommunal lives of Christians, Muslims, and Jews across the Mediterranean world, from Spain and North Africa to the Middle East to the Balkans. By examining these stories in their broad institutional, social, and cultural contexts, Crossing Confessional Boundaries reveals unique theological insights into the interlocking histories of the Abrahamic faiths.
Abrahamic religions --- History --- abrahamic religions. --- christian hagiography. --- christianity. --- christians. --- comparative religion. --- comparative religions. --- faith based comparison. --- friends of god. --- hagiography. --- history of abrahamic faiths. --- history of interfaith dialogue. --- islam. --- islamic studies. --- jewish studies. --- jews. --- judaism. --- muslims. --- religion in late antiquity. --- religion in the mediterranean. --- religion in the middle ages. --- religious education. --- religious studies. --- sages. --- saints. --- world theology.
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