Syriac Idiosyncrasies

Theology and Hermeneutics in Early Syriac Literature
by Serge Ruzer and Aryeh Kofsky
ISBN: 978-90-04-18498-5
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 11, 196 Seiten, Format (B × H): 165 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 499 g

Reihe: Jerusalem Studies in Religion and Culture

The study of early Syriac Christianity has for decades been steadily expanding, yet its scope still lags way behind that of research relating to Greek and Latin Christianity. One of the intriguing and understudied topics here is the nature of Syriac Christianity's autonomous identity in late antiquity. This question is intrinsically connected to its genesis from an indigenous Christian Aramaic background as well as its interaction with the neighboring Jewish milieu. This volume unearthes some of the idiosyncracies -- mainly pertaining to trinitarian theology, christology and hermeneutics -- to be found in early Syriac literature before the onslaught of Greek hegemony. The idiosyncrasies analyzed here offer new insights into the nature of that peculiar brand of early Christianity, confirming a model of an indigenous early Syriac tradition gradually entering into a dynamic interaction with Greek influence.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ruzer, Serge

Kofsky, Aryeh

Weitere Mitwirkende

Ruzer, Serge

Kofsky, Aryeh

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Systematische Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Kirchengeschichte Frühes Christentum, Patristik, Christliche Archäologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie

Über Autor(innen)

Serge Ruzer, Ph.D. (1996) from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Comparative Religion, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is the author of Mapping the New Testament: Early Christian Writings as a Witness for Jewish Biblical Exegesis (Brill, 2007), and co-editor of The Sermon on the Mount and Its Jewish Setting (Gabalda, 2005).

Aryeh Kofsky, Ph.D. (1991) from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, is Professor of Comparative Religion in the Department of Land of Israel Studies, the University of Haifa. He is the author of Eusebius of Caesarea Against Paganism (Brill, 2000), and co-author of The Monastic School of Gaza (Brill, 2006).