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Abstract Although a theological exchange of ideas between Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Christians flourished at the end of the twentieth century, the ecumenical achievements of these discussions have been met with notable objections and critiques by theologians.
Sebastian Mateiescu
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Background. Ethiopia is one of the tropical countries with a heavy burden of soil‐transmitted helminths. As a result, the nation has been implementing mass drug administration, water, sanitation, and hygiene and health extension programs to control those parasites.
Getaneh Alemu +4 more
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Plato and Hermes in Mani’s Prophetology: a possible adaptation to the theurgical milieu
The aim of this article is to set forth conjectures that are likely to explain the inclusion of Plato and Hermes as heralds of Mani in the testimony of Ephrem of Syria.
João Paulo Dantas, Gabriele Cornelli
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In a word play, the article is titled Revealing (or Evident) Secrets: Cloth and Theology in Early Christian and Contemporary Orthodox Practice. Building on a lecture celebrating the recent appointment to docent, the article proceeds from an introductory
Andreas Westergren
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Ethno-cultural and Religious Identity of Syrian Orthodox Christians [PDF]
Many Middle Eastern Christian groups identify or have been identified with preIslamic peoples in the Middle East: the Copts with Ancient Egypt, the Nestorians with Assyria, the Maronites with Phoenicians and some RumOrthodoxand other Christians with pre
Donabed, Sargon, Mako, Shamiran
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The Concept of Philanthropy in the Early Syrian Fathers [PDF]
Philanthropy implies love of humankind and the wish to improve the welfare of one’s neighbor, often through charitable deeds or donations. The philanthropic mission therefore also implies relatedness, because it depends on a setting in which the needs of
Gather, Jill
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Polarity: The theology of anti-Judaism in Ephrem the Syrian’s hymns on Easter
In this paper, the polarity Jews :: Christians in the hymns on Easter of the fourth-century Syrian theologian Ephrem is investigated. This polarity is found to be polemical against the Jews.
P. J. Botha
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Harput, Turkey to Massachusetts: Immigration of Jacobite Christians [PDF]
This essay falls into the category of rendering visible a community, the Jacobite Assyrians of Massachusetts, who have remained virtually unknown in the larger context of Middle Eastern Diaspora studies and American ethnic and cultural history.
Donabed, Sargon, Mako, Shamiran
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The Fire of Love and the Salvation of All: Syriac Visions of Eternal Hope [PDF]
This study investigates the theme of universal salvation in the Syriac tradition by analyzing the theological and literary writings of three representative authors: Bardaisan of Edessa, Ephrem the Syrian and Isaac the Syrian.
Alexandru LAZĂR
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A Christian Qur’ān? A study in the Syriac background to the language of the Qur’ān as presented in the work of Christoph Luxenberg [PDF]
The present article is a contribution to the public debate surrounding the controversial thesis of an anonymous scholar known as Christoph Luxenberg. The thesis that a Syriac Christian literary source lies behind the text of the Qur’ān is not entirely ...
Cardiff University, King, Daniel
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