Biesen Simple and Bold

Ephrem’s Art of Symbolic Thought
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-4632-3633-5
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 459 Seiten

Reihe: Gorgias Studies in Early Christianity and Patristics

Ephrem the Syrian is known as one of the greatest Christian poets and as a unique author whose mode of thought is usually described as “symbolic.” In this work, Kees den Biesen explores the literary, intellectual, and theological mechanisms at work in Ephrem’s writings with the specific aim of identifying the exact nature of his “symbolic thought” and evaluating its contemporary relevance. Den Biesen elaborates a comprehensive approach that integrates a variety of methods into a genuinely theological methodology. He then proposes his own comprehensive understanding of the nature and merits of Ephrem’s symbolic thought.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Biesen, Kees den

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christentum/Christliche Theologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Table of Contents (page 7)
- Preface (page 11)
- Part 1. Approaching Ephrem (page 25)
- Introduction (page 27)
- The Discovery of Symbolical Theology (page 31)
- The Literary Vehicles of Symbolical Theology (page 71)
- Some Conclusions and Reflections (page 115)
- Part 2. Word and Silence (page 125)
- Introduction (page 127)
- Between Word and Silence (page 133)
- The Complementary Nature of Word and Silence (page 171)
- Some Conclusions (page 225)
- Part 3. Symbol and Intellect (page 229)
- Introduction (page 231)
- The Gift of the Word and the Intellect (page 235)
- The Intelligence of Symbolic Thought (page 303)
- Ephrem the Artist with Words (page 345)
- Selection of Texts (page 359)
- Teaching Song on the Church 9 (page 359)
- Teaching Song on Faith 38 (page 365)
- First Discourse for Hypatius (page 368)
- Index (page 389)
- Bibliography (page 417)