Aphrahat the Persian Sage and the Temple of God: A Study of Early Syriac Theological Anthropology

Aphrahat the Persian Sage, (fl. 337-345 C.E.), was a Syriac Christian author who wrote twenty-three treatises entitled The Demonstrations. This book examines "temple" as a key image for Aphrahat's theological anthropology. The temple is central for both Jews and Christians; it is the...

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1. Verfasser: Jarkins, Stephanie K. Skoyles (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Piscataway, NJ Gorgias Press [2014]
Schriftenreihe:Gorgias Studies in Early Christianity and Patristics
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Zusammenfassung:Aphrahat the Persian Sage, (fl. 337-345 C.E.), was a Syriac Christian author who wrote twenty-three treatises entitled The Demonstrations. This book examines "temple" as a key image for Aphrahat's theological anthropology. The temple is central for both Jews and Christians; it is the place of sacrifice, meeting, and communication with the Divine. For Aphrahat, the devout Christian person may be a micro-temple which then allows one to encounter the divine both within oneself and through a vision ascent to the heavenly temple
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Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (254 pages)
ISBN:9781463236311
DOI:10.31826/9781463236311

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