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Antithesis and argument in the hymns of Ephrem the Syrian [PDF]

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 1988
This paper reflects research on the semantic structure of antitheses. The thesis being proposed is that the defining quality of antitheses was implemented by the Syrian church father Ephrem as a rhetoric technique to enhance the power of arguments in his
P. J. Botha
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The Primordial Language in Ephrem the Syrian

, 2022
This article contributes to the discussion on the primordial language in the late antique Syriac tradition, specifically in the legacy of Ephrem the Syrian (c.306–373).
Minets, Yuliya
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Polarity: The theology of anti-Judaism in Ephrem the Syrian’s hymns on Easter

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 1990
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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Saint Ephrem the Syrian : Sacred Time and Historical Time Seen from a Cross roads of Cultures

Śląskie Studia Historyczno-Teologiczne, 2022
The paper focuses on the subject of time in the writings of the 4th century theologian Ephrem the Syrian, regarded as the most remarkable poet-theologian of the patristic era.
Jarosław Kurek
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Charisma and Spirituality in the Early Church: A Study of Messalianism and Pseudo-Macarius [PDF]

, 1999
The thesis is an investigation into the concept of Charisma and Spirituality in the Early Church with particular emphasis upon the writings of Ps-Macarius, and of a group of ascetics known as the Messalians, evident in the late fourth / early fifth ...
Burns, Stuart Keith
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Christology and apology in Ephrem the Syrian

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 1989
Christology is an attempt to relate the two natures of Christ; apology on the other hand, has the dual aim of justification and attack; both these entail polar structures.
P. J. Botha
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The Fire of Love and the Salvation of All: Syriac Visions of Eternal Hope [PDF]

Eon
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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Tribes and tribalism in the Syrian uprising [PDF]

, 2014
Issue title: tribes & neighborhoods: the dynamics of subtletyThis article attempts to explain the re-emergence of tribalism in Syria. Arab tribes in Syria have retained their solidarity networks and held on to their belief in the “ideology of a common ...
Dukhan, Haian; id_orcid, Dukhan, Haian
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The Syrian War: religious & political representations [PDF]

, 2014
Issue title: Preludes to the Islamic State: contextualizing the rise of extremism in the Syrian UprisingThe analysis of the social media content of: Syrian & foreign - opposition & loyalist - official & informal will allow us to understand the extent to
Valter, Stéphane
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Ephrem the Syrian’s hymn On the Crucifixion 4

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2015
This article offers a translation of the hymn  De Crucifixione 4 by Ephrem, the Syrian theologian, which forms part of his cycle of hymns for the celebration of Easter.
Philippus (Phil) J. Botha
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