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We thank Prof. Dr Waltisberg for his correction of vocalization and for his grammatical contribution. He confirms the unusual form of the verb in the formula and the meaning of bad as a shortcut of which he lists many examples.
Alain Desreumaux
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Anti-Jewish Polemic and Internal Critique in Ephrem the Syrian’s Memra “On Nineveh and Jonah” [PDF]
The present publication focuses on the little-studied preaching activity of the Syriac poet and theologian Ephrem the Syrian (d. 373), and particularly on the sharp critique he offered his own Christian community.
Sofia Fomicheva
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The Alexander Legend: An Example of Syriac Apocalyptic Literature in the Dawn of Islam [PDF]
The article introduces the Syriac Alexander Legend, a text that was written in the context of the Byzantine imperial propaganda and aimed to present the Byzantine Empire as the fourth empire from Daniel’s prophecy on the four kingdoms.
Aljaž Krajnc
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Beauty in the Christian Life according to St Ephraim the Syrian [PDF]
The article examines the concept of beauty in Christian anthropology using the writings of Ephrem the Syrian. The interpretation of the biblical verse about the creation of man in God’s image is analysed using the hymns of a fourth-century Syriac poet as
Sebastian Paul Brock
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Anti-exodus in memra “On Nineveh and Jonah” by Ephrem the Syrian [PDF]
In the memra On Nineveh and Jonah by the Syriac poet and theologian St. Ephrem the Syrian († 373) the biblical story is provided with a sequel that has no parallels in the Christian tradition.
Sofia Fomicheva
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The astronomical and calendrical calculations in the 6th Hymn de Crucifixione by Ephrem the Syrian in the old Babylonian, Jewish and Christian context [PDF]
the paper is focused on the astronomical and calendrical lore which the Syriac poet-theologian Ephrem the Syrian abundantly uses in his 6th hymn De crucifixione. In this hymn devoted to the interpretation of three days problem of Jesus’ resurrection, the
Sofia Fomicheva
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This article briefly epitomizes violence in the broad context of Eastern Christianity, and secondly deals with the transfer of this phenomenon in Syriac Christianity, for the reason that this has not been studied as much as in the Byzantine literature ...
Catalin-Stefan Popa
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Christians, Jews, and Magic in the Sasanian Realm: Between Confrontation and Cooperation
This essay focuses on one particular aspect of Jewish-Christian relations during the Sasanian period, namely various types of interaction between the two religious groups in the domain of magic.
Sergey Minov
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The chapter on Borzouyeh the Dr. and its Manichean themes [PDF]
Introduction Kalīla wa-Dimna (Kelileh o Demneh) is a book that has been translated by Iranians in different times and there have been interpolation in it.
Hamidreza Ardestanirostami, Abbas Ashiri
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Cannibal Maria in the Siege of Jerusalem: New approaches
Abstract This essay traces the far‐reaching legend of Maria/Miriam of Bethezuba, sometimes called Mary, Marie, or Marion, a starving Jewish woman who (according to Flavius Josephus's The Jewish War) ate her own baby during the 70 CE Roman Siege of Jerusalem.
Mo Pareles
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