Polarity: The theology of anti-Judaism in Ephrem the Syrian’s hymns on Easter [PDF]
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.
Botha, P.J.
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The lamentation of Jesus is one of the important biblical-artistic themes around Jesus’ death and resurrection since the Middle Ages – including themes such as the crucifixion, deposition, pietà, anointing, and entombment (see above “I.
Yang, Sunggu
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La Prière gallicane post eucharistiam, vestige de la Birkat hammazon [PDF]
Les fonts litúrgiques gal·licanes i hispanes mostren que els antics ritus de postcomunió occidentals han conservat un element important procedent de les benediccions dels àpats jueus. És la benedicció final dita sobre la copa, l'anomenada Birkat hammazon,
Smyth, Matthieu
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Observations on the Performative Force of the Qyama and the Ihidaye, and its Pertinancy Today [PDF]
Using contemporary social and art theory, with particular emphasis on the notion of performative, this paper examines the historical and theological context of a unique social and ecclesial phenomenon in 4th century Syria—the Sons and Daughters of the ...
Chase, C. A.
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Music as Liturgy: Models from Ancient Syriac Christianity [PDF]
During the era of late antiquity (fourth through seventh centuries AD), as part of the early Byzantine Empire yet with distinctive articulation, Syriac Christians fashioned a liturgical tradition performed through a brilliant array of sung poetry ...
Harvey, Susan Ashbrook
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The Fourfold Gospel in the Writings of Ephrem the Syrian [PDF]
Ephrem of Nisibis is unique among patristic authors for having authored a commentary on Tatian’s gospel commonly known as the “Diatessaron.” In this article I examine Ephrem’s corpus to determine what evidence exists for his knowledge and use of gospel ...
Crawford, Matthew R.
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Hagiographic and Hymnic Representations of Women, Dress, and Identity in the Early Christian East [PDF]
In the early Christian East, as now, dress indicated conformity or nonconformity to social norms, projecting and sometimes concealing the individual’s gender and religious identities in a social context and indicating their position in the Church ...
Bledsoe, Jenny
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Trends in HIV/AIDS morbidity and mortality in Eastern Mediterranean countries, 1990-2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study. [PDF]
GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region HIV/AIDS Collaborators.
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Mary\u27s Fertility As The Model Of The Ascetical Life In Ephrem The Syrian\u27s Hymns Of The Nativity [PDF]
My thesis is that Ephrem uses Mary\u27s pregnancy in his Hymns on the Nativity both as a model for the ascetical life and as a way of explaining, theologically, what it means to be a Christian ascetic.
Weedman, Michelle
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Measuring progress from 1990 to 2017 and projecting attainment to 2030 of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals for 195 countries and territories: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. [PDF]
GBD 2017 SDG Collaborators.
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