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Ephrem the Syrian [a] (/ ˈ iː f r əm, ˈ ɛ f r əm /; c. 306 – 373), also known as Saint Ephrem, Saint Ephraim (/ ˈ iː f r i əm /), Ephrem of Edessa or Aprem of Nisibis, was a prominent Christian theologian and writer who is revered as one of the most notable hymnographers of Eastern Christianity.
Jul 19, 2016 · It offers new English translations of selected prose works by St. Ephrem the Syrian (c. A.D. 309-373). The volume contains St. Ephrem’s Commentary on Genesis, Commentary on Exodus, Homily on Our Lord, and Letter to Publius.
Ephraem the Syrian is undoubtedly the best-known holy man of the Syriac speaking world in the patristic period. Within fifty years of Ephraem's death, Palladius included a notice of him among the ascetic saints whose memory. he celebrated in the Lausiac History.1 Sozomen the historian celebrated.
EPHRAEM OF SYRIA (c. 306 – 373) was a theologian, biblical interpreter, teacher, poet, and hymnographer whose teaching activity and prolific writings have had lasting influence on the Christian tradition.
I. To the east of Byzantium in the fourth century, the era in which the faith of. Nicea came to its classical expression and the life of the church took on its familiar. liturgical forms, Ephraem the Syrian (c.306-373) was undoubtedly the thinker. av. wrote in Syriac, a dialect of the Aramaic language, which carried with it a family.
Jan 15, 2024 · His current project focuses on the origins of Syriac, and asks why and how a local variety of Aramaic from northern Mesopotamia became the vehicle of one of the most prestigious literatures of Late Antiquity and beyond. Chair: Professor Sebastian Brock, FBA, University of Oxford, UK. Date: 15 January, 2024.
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Summary. Ephrem the Syrian is one of the two most important fourth-century Syriac writers. 1 He was born ca. 307–309 in the Roman city of Nisibis (modern-day Nusaybin in Turkey) and was likely raised as a Christian, having close relationships with the city’s bishops from his youth.
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