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- 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.
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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 ...
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.
Clearly Christ, Whose light shone in the midst of the people of the house of Israel, and the people of the house of Israel did not comprehend the light of Christ, in that they did not believe on Him, as it is written: -- He came unto His own, and His own received Him not.
Oct 11, 2010 · One of the first major Syriac authors, Aphrahat wrote his Demonstrations in the middle of the long reign of Shapur II, and during a period of intense conflict between Persia and Rome. His intended readers were the so-called 'covenanters', representing a native Syriac form of ascetic life which would only later be influenced by Greek models.
Jul 2, 2023 · The Syriac Father of the Church, Aphrahat (Syriac, Frahat in the Persian Sassanian Empire of his time, Farhad in modern Persian, Aphraates in Latin) was born c.270AD in Assyria and died c.345AD in. Adiabene. He wrote in Syriac, a dialect of Aramaic, the language of Jesus and his Apostles.1
Nov 14, 2013 · Wright’s edition of the homilies of the early Syriac father, Aphrahat, includes the text, critical apparatus, and notes on biblical citations, which are also indexed. The preface surveys Aphrahat’s life and deals with the manuscripts used.
Aphrahat (c. 270–c. 345) was a Syriac Christian author of the third century from the Persian / Sasanian Empire. He is also known as the Persian Sage. His surviving work is a series of twenty-three expositions or homilies on points of Christian doctrine and practice known as the Demonstrations.
