Early Syriac Theology: With Special Reference to the Maronite Tradition, Second Edition by Seely, Beggiani

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Catholic Univ of Amer Pr, 2014. Paperback. New. 2nd edition. 192 pages. 8.75x5.75x0.75 inches.

Paperback / softback. New. For St. Ephrem of Syria (d. 373) and Jacob of Serugh (d. 521), God is utterly mysterious, yet He is present in all that He has created. The kenosis (self-emptying) of the Word of God is found not only in the human nature of Christ, but in the finite words of Sacred Scripture. In this action, the Divine makes itself accessible to human beings. The triple descent of the Son of God into the womb of Mary, the Jordan River at his baptism, and into sheol at his death, were actions directed both to redemption and divinization. Ephrem and Jacob employed a system of types and antitypes used in Sacred Scripture to demonstrate the sacraments as extensions of Christ's actions through history. St. Ephrem, who was proclaimed a Doctor of the Church by Pope Benedict XV, and Jacob of Serugh were two of the earliest and most important representatives of the theological world-view of the Syriac church. Much of their work was in the form of hymns and metrical homilies, using poetry to… Read More

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Wahington [DC], The Catholic University of America Press 2014 Revised edition. XX, 164 pagina's. Paperback

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