Aphrahat the Persian Sage and the Temple of God : : A Study of Early Syriac Theological Anthropology / / Stephanie K. Skoyles Jarkins.
Aphrahat the Persian Sage, (fl. 337-345 C.E.), was a Syriac Christian author who wrote twenty-three treatises entitled The Demonstrations. This book examines "temple" as a key image for Aphrahat's theological anthropology. The temple is central for both Jews and Christians; it is the...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Gorgias Press Backlist eBook-Package 2001-2015 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2014] ©2014 |
Year of Publication: | 2014 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Gorgias Studies in Early Christianity and Patristics
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (254 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. APHRAHAT AND TEMPLE -- 2. THE ASCETICS -- 3. BEING A TEMPLE -- 4. THE SAGE "MAY" SEE GOD -- CONCLUSION -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX OF BIBLICAL REFERENCES |
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Summary: | Aphrahat the Persian Sage, (fl. 337-345 C.E.), was a Syriac Christian author who wrote twenty-three treatises entitled The Demonstrations. This book examines "temple" as a key image for Aphrahat's theological anthropology. The temple is central for both Jews and Christians; it is the place of sacrifice, meeting, and communication with the Divine. For Aphrahat, the devout Christian person may be a micro-temple which then allows one to encounter the divine both within oneself and through a vision ascent to the heavenly temple. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781463236311 9783110663037 |
DOI: | 10.31826/9781463236311 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Stephanie K. Skoyles Jarkins. |