Aphrahat Demonstrations I

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-4632-3253-5
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Wasserzeichen (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 390 Seiten

Reihe: Moran Etho

Kuriakose Valavanolickal presents here in two volumes the first English translation of the twenty-three Demonstrations by Aphrahat, the fourth century Persian Sage, who is one of the earliest authors of the Syriac tradition.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Valavanolickal, Kuriakose

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christentum/Christliche Theologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Contents (page 5)
- PREFACE (page 7)
- FOREWORD (page 8)
- ABBREVIATIONS (page 9)
- INTRODUCTION (page 15)
- THE LETTER OF A FRIEND (page 35)
- I THE DEMONSTRATION ON FAITH (page 37)
- II THE DEMONSTRATION ON CHARITY (page 54)
- III THE DEMONSTRATION ON FASTING (page 73)
- IV THE DEMONSTRATION ON PRAYER (page 89)
- V THE DEMONSTRATION ON WARS (page 110)
- VI THE DEMONSTRATION ON THE SONS OF THE COVENANT (page 135)
- VII THE DEMONSTRATION ON PENITENTS (page 175)
- VIII THE DEMONSTRATION ON THE RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD (page 197)
- IX THE DEMONSTRATION ON HUMILITY (page 215)
- X THE DEMONSTRATION ON PASTORS (page 230)
- BIBLIOGRAPHY (page 240)
- INDEX OF BIBLICAL REFERENCES (page 257)
- GENERAL INDEX (page 279)