"Blessed is He who has brought Adam from Sheol" : : Christ's Descent to the Dead in the Theology of Saint Ephrem the Syrian / / Thomas Buchan.

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• VerfasserIn: Buchan, Thomas,
• Place / Publishing House: Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2014]; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Language: English
• Series: Gorgias Studies in Early Christianity and Patristics
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (407 p.)

Buchan's work is an examination of the theological use of the doctrine of Christ's descent to the dead in the works of Saint Ephrem the Syrian (ca. 306-373 C.E.). Ephrem's conception of Christ's descent to Sheol provides us with an important and distinctive vision of the significance of this salvific event. Ephrem's use of Semitic and non-Western poetic forms and structures as a mode of theological discourse, coupled with his preference for imagery and symbolism rather than definition, resulted in a variety of vivid depictions of Christ's descent to Sheol. The doctrine is shown to be an integral and multifaceted component of Ephrem's theology.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER ONE: COSMOLOGY AND CHRIST'S DESCENT TO SHEOL IN THE THEOLOGY OF EPHREM THE SYRIAN -- CHAPTER TWO: CHRIST'S INCARNATION AND DESCENT TO SHEOL IN THE THEOLOGY OF EPHREM THE SYRIAN -- CHAPTER THREE: CHRIST'S DESCENT TO SHEOL AND SOTERIOLOGY IN THE THEOLOGY OF EPHREM THE SYRIAN -- CHAPTER FOUR: CHRIST'S DESCENT TO SHEOL, ECCLESIOLOGY AND SACRAMENTS IN THE THEOLOGY OF EPHREM THE SYRIAN -- CHAPTER FIVE: CHRIST'S DESCENT TO SHEOL AND ESCHATOLOGY IN THE THEOLOGY OF EPHREM THE SYRIAN -- CONCLUSION: CHRIST'S DESCENT TO SHEOL IN THE THEOLOGY OF EPHREM THE SYRIAN -- APPENDIX: CHRIST'S DESCENT TO SHEOL IN SELECTIONS FROM SYRIAC CHRISTIAN LITERATURE PRIOR TO SAINT EPHREM -- SOURCES CONSULTED