RT Book
T1 Bible and poetry in late antique Mesopotamia: Ephrem's Hymns on faith
T2 Christianity in late antiquity
JF Christianity in late antiquity
A1 Wickes, Jeffrey 1978-
LA English
PP Oakland, California
PB University of Californiarnia Press
YR 2019
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1664055665
AB The madrashe on faith in context -- Investigation -- Bible, polemics, and language -- A poetic "I" -- Audience and the vision of the text -- A divine son.
AB "Ephrem the Syrian (d. 373 C.E.) wrote in a variety of genres, but the bulk of his output took the form of madrashe, a Syriac genre of musical poetry. This book examines Ephrem's largest collection of madrashe, the Madrashe on Faith, a collection in which Ephrem engaged poetically the theological controversies that followed the Council of Nicaea (325 C.E.). Drawing on literary, ritual, and performance theories, Bible and Poetry shows how Ephrem used the Syriac Bible to construct and conceive 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"--Provided by publisher
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN BR65.E636
SN 9780520302860
K1 Ephraem : Syrus, Saint : 303-373 : Hymni de fide
K1 Bible : Criticism, interpretation, etc : History : Early church, ca. 30-600
K1 Hymns, Syriac : History and criticism
K1 Hochschulschrift