Hymns on the unleavened bread

by Ephraem,, Syrus, Saint

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Title Statements

Full title :Hymns on the unleavened bread / by Ephrem the Syrian ; translation and introduction by J. Edward Walters.

Summary

"The fourth-century Syriac author Ephrem the Syrian left behind a large corpus of "hymns" on various topics that provide key insights into a unique Syriac expression of Christianity along the volatile border of the Roman and Persian Empires. The set of hymns presented here provides a fascinating study of Syriac Christianity because Ephrem invites the reader into a world of symbolic interpretation filled with imagination brimming beneath the surface of word-plays, alliteration, and typological comparisons. These hymns also thrust the reader into the middle of a fourth-century context in which Christians and Jews maintain competing practices of a Passover service to the extent that Ephrem feels the need to distinguish between the symbol and the reality"--P. [4] of cover.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2011.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Gorgias Press
Place of Publication:Piscataway, NJ
Language:eng
Publication Date:2011.

Notes

"The set of writings known as the 'Hymns on the Unleavened Bread' ... is part of a larger collection of Ephrem's hymns known as the Paschal Hymns"--Introduction.

The Physical Object

Description:xiii, 103 pages ; : 23 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781463201593, 1463201591
oclc:ocn774486142
LC Classification:BR65.E633

Subjects

Christianity and antisemitism -- Early … Early works Easter hymns Easter hymns -- Early works to 1800 Ephraem,, Syrus, Saint Hymnes pascales -- Ouvrages avant 1800 Hymns, Syriac Hymns, Syriac -- Translations into Engl… Matzos Passover -- Early works to 1800 Syriac poetry Translations