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   Aphrahat (c. 280–c. 345) was a third-century Persian sage who wrote twenty-three expositions on Christian doctrine and practice. He may have been a bishop and a monk, and witnessed the persecution of Christians by Sasanian Emperor Shapur II.

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   Aphrahat was an Assyrian author and ascetic from Persia in the fourth century, who wrote twenty-three homilies on Christian doctrine and practice. He witnessed the persecution of Christians by Shapur II and defended the faith against Judaism and Manichaeism.

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   Aphrahat, a Persian Christian writer in Syriac, reflects on the history and fate of the Roman Empire in his Demonstration on the Wars. He contrasts his hope in a boundless kingdom with Constantine's claim of a Christian empire, and cites Daniel's prophecies to support his view.

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6. www.catholic365.com › article › 30168Aphrahat the Persian Sage - Catholic365.com

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   Jul 3, 2023 · Aphrahat the Persian Sage. (270-345AD) Aphrahat liveed and worked in a segment of the early Church that is not often mentioned or studied; that being that portion of the Syriac speaking members of the Church under Persian Zoroastrian rule.

7. www.roger-pearse.com › wiki › indexAphrahat - Encyclopedia of Syriac Literature

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   Aphrahat (Latin Aphraates, Syriac ܐܦܪܗܛ) was a fourth century Syriac writer, also known as the "Persian sage." Together with Ephrem, he is one of the two major early Syriac writers.

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   Printable Catholic Saints PDFs. Shop St. Aphraates. A Persian hermit involved in the struggle against the Arian heresy. Aphraates was born on the Persian border with Syria. He converted to Christianity and became a hermit in Edessa moving in time to Antioch, Turkey.

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   Who was Aphrahat and what did he write?

   • Aphrahat (Latin Aphraates, Syriac ܐܦܪܗܛ) was a fourth century Syriac writer, also known as the "Persian sage." Together with Ephrem, he is one of the two major early Syriac writers. His identity was unclear to later writers, and in the earliest manuscripts his name is given as 'Jacob' rather than 'Aphrahat'.

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   Where did Aphrahat come from?

   • Aphrahat (Greek: Ἀφραάτης; Latin: Aphraates) (c. 270 – c. 345 C.E.) was an Assyrian author of the fourth century from Persia, who composed a series of twenty-three expositions or homilies on points of Christian doctrine and practice. He was born in Persia around 270, but all his known works, the Demonstrations, come from later in his life.

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   Was Aphrahat a pagan?

   • His name, Aphrahat, is the Syriac version of the Persian name Frahāt, which is the modern Persian Farhād (فرهاد). The author, who was earliest known as hakkima pharsaya ("the Persian sage"), was a subject of Sapor II and may have come from a pagan family and been himself a convert from heathenism, though this appears to be later speculation.

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   What are Aphrahat's works called?

   • Aphrahat's works are collectively called the Demonstrations, from the identical first word in each of their titles ( Syriac: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ, taḥwîṯâ). They are sometimes also known as "the homilies". There are twenty-three Demonstrations in all. Each work deals with a different item of faith or practice, and is a pastoral homily or exposition.

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    One of the two most important fourth-century Syriac writers, 1 Aphrahat is known only through the Demonstrations attributed to him, twenty-two short pieces that address various topics.