The Armenian Prayers attributed to Ephrem the Syrian

1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-4632-3598-7
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Wasserzeichen (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 188 Seiten

Reihe: Texts from Christian Late Antiquity

Armenian text of the Prayers attributed to Ephrem the Syrian, with the first-ever translation into a western language. Utilizing a highly developed poetic rhythm, the author manifests a profound spirituality laying his own emptiness before the inexhaustible Mercy of God.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christliche Kirchen, Konfessionen, Denominationen Östliche & Orientalische Orthodoxe Kirchen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Table of Contents (page 7)
- Introduction (page 9)
- About the Reputed Author (page 9)
- Life (page 9)
- Writings (page 11)
- Ephrem Armeniacus/Ephrem in Armenian (page 12)
- The Book of Prayers (page 17)
- A Sharakan composed by St. Nerses Shnorhali (d. 1173) for the feast of St. Ephrem Asori (page 23)
- Text and Translation (page 25)
- Part I: The Prayers of the Mighty and Holy Ephrem, Our Father from Lower Syria (page 27)
- Part II: More Prayers from Saint Ephrem (page 103)
- Part III: More Prayers from [Ephrem] (page 113)
- Part IV: More Prayers from [Ephrem] on Repentance (page 119)
- Part V: More Prayers from [Ephrem] (page 137)
- Part VI: More Prayers from [Ephrem] (page 141)
- Part VII: More Prayers from [Ephrem] (page 167)
- Part VIII: More Prayers from [Ephrem] (page 171)
- Select Bibliography (page 173)
- Index (page 181)