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S'està carregant… Early Syriac theology : with special reference to the Maronite traditionde Seely J. Beggiani
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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 express theology. In Early Syriac Theology, Chorbishop Seely Joseph Beggiani strives to present their insights in a systematic form according to headings used in western treatises, while not undermining the originality and cohesiveness of their thought. 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. The material is organized under the themes of the hiddenness of God, creation and sin, revelation, incarnation, redemption, divinization and the Holy Spirit, the Church, Mary, the mysteries of initiation, eschatology and faith. Additionally, the book highlights the fact that the liturgical tradition of the Maronite church, one of the Syriac churches, is consistently and pervasively a living expression of the theology of these two Syriac church fathers. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Chorbishop Seely Joseph Beggiani is adjunct associate professor of religious studies and theology, The Catholic University of America. PRAISE FOR THE BOOK "Provides a sweeping overview of the distinctive themes and topics of early Syriac theology. . . There is no such overview available, in particular in English." --Dr. Robert A. Kitchen No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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The writer quotes mar Ephrem liberally and it ties in beautifully with the text.
This is a succint and clear overview of the basis of Syriac theology and it's very interesting to see how the themes explored are still very much ingrained in the liturgies of the Syriac Churches, particularly the Maronite Church and its Divine Office. ( )