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THE SYRIAC THEOLOGY FROM FORMATION TO AFFIRMATION
THE SYRIAC THEOLOGY FROM FORMATION TO AFFIRMATION

Author(s): Ioniţă Apostolache
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion
Published by: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai
Keywords: Syriac theology; Christology; mystic; symbols; hymnography; Semitic character.

Summary/Abstract: The development of the Syriac theology from formation to affirmation is a laborious conglomerate of symbols during the ecclesiastical history. The interface of first Christian centuries, related to the name of Holy Fathers and Christian writers such as Saint Ephrem and Aphrahat the Persian Sage, it is very important in for the Semitic tradition. This is the moment of genesis of a biblical, poetical and symbolical literature on Syriac areal. In our study we want to describe the interaction of Semitic legacy with the Greek and Roman tradition from Syria. Also, we want to reveal the most important Christological and mystical accents of Syriac theology, generated out of the interaction of Persian and Roman Empires. In the end, we will describe the specific of Syriac poetry, as a very important vehicle for theology.

  • Issue Year: LIX/2014
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 191-202
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: English