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Imagining the Death of Jesus in Fourth Century Mesopotamia : A Study of Ephrem of Nisibis / A Study of Ephrem of Nisibis Blake Hartung. - 1 online resource (270 pages) : illustrations. - Vigiliae Christianae, Supplements ; 181 . - Vigiliae Christianae, Supplements ; 181. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

In this volume Blake Hartung explores the place of the passion and death of Jesus in the writings of Ephrem of Nisibis (ca. 307–373). The book argues that the genre of Ephrem’s works (usually short poems for public performance), is key to understanding his unsystematic approach. Ephrem drew widely upon the Passion narratives and traditional motifs related to Christ’s death and deployed them differently in distinct settings. Each chapter explores a key theme in Ephrem’s discourse about the death of Christ in context (including anti-Judaism, the defeat of death, and economic imagery). Ultimately, Hartung urges further consideration of the role of Christ’s death in early Christian thought and practice beyond the traditional confines of atonement theology.


English

ISBN: 9789004680241

Standard No.: 10.1163/9789004680241 DOI

Subjects--Topical Terms:
God (Christianity)--Simplicity--History of doctrines.
Theology.
Trinity.

LC Class. No.: BT148

Dewey Class. No.: 231/.4