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A third-century Syrian Christian named Aphrahat offers a similar description of faith in an exposition that was probably inspired by Hebrews 11, the text of which is printed below.
Summary. 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.
Aphrahat (c. 280–c. 345; Syriac: ܐܦܪܗܛ, Ap̄rahaṭ,Persian: فرهاد, Arabic: أفراهاط الحكيم, Ancient Greek: Ἀφραάτης, and Latin Aphraates), venerated as Saint Aphrahat the Persian, was a third-century Syriac Christian author of Iranian descent from the Sasanian Empire, who composed a series of twenty-three ...
Jun 18, 2023 · PDF | On Jun 18, 2023, Dan Mcconaughy published Final Proofs of Aphrahat on the Holy Spirit in the Life of a Christian | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate
Jeff Childers. 2006. See Full PDF. Download PDF. A small biography of Aphrahat. The fourth century Syriac church father Aphrahat cites Jer. 31.31–32 in his Demonstrations. His citation is remarkable since it differs dramatically from the text of the OT Peshitta. This essay analyzes the citation and presents a solution.
over to death, because he did not make ready the service for the King. So also let the man, who becomes a house, yea a dwelling-place, for Christ, take heed to what is needed for the service of 649 Jer. vii. 4, 5. 650 Levit. xxvi. 12. 651 1 Cor. iii. 16, etc. 652 John xiv. 20. 452 NPNF213. Gregory the Great (II), Ephraim Syrus, Aphrahat Philip ...
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Not only for Pharaoh, who was an iniquitous one, did he make Moses a god, but also for Aaron, the holy priest, did he make Moses a god. Aphrahat may be here introducing the topic of the relationship between λόγος ἐνδιάθετος and λόγος προφορικός by staging their most eminent biblical personification.
