Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, and Mary – The Bold Women in Ephrem the Syrian’s Hymn <i>De Nativitate</i> 9Acta Patristica et ByzantinaSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference PortalThe National Endowment for the HumanitiesThe International Balzan Prize FoundationDavid A. Michelsoncbsc_adminRecord added to Zotero bycbsc_adminSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portalhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/7YM3FFU6/tei
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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.Phil J.BothaTamar, Rahab, Ruth, and Mary – The Bold Women in Ephrem the Syrian’s Hymn <i>De Nativitate</i> 9http://syriaca.org/cbss/7YM3FFU6https://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/7YM3FFU6https://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/7YM3FFU6Acta Patristica et Byzantina1720061-21Ephrem the Syrian’s hymn <i>De Nativitate</i> 9 is translated and its structure and the presence and function of various literary tropes in it are discussed. It is concluded that the most important polarities in the hymn are those between Christ’s divinity and his humanity, between fear and love, between impurity and holiness, and between symbol and truth. It is argued that the purpose of the hymn was to instil awe for the wonder of Christ’s birth from a woman, but also to encourage Christians in fourth century Syria to emulate the bold dedication of women like Tamar, Rahab, and Ruth to Christ alone, and to provide answers to Jewish criticism and ridicule of the virgin birth of Christ.
Botha, Phil J. “Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, and Mary – The Bold Women in Ephrem the Syrian’s Hymn De Nativitate 9.” Acta Patristica et Byzantina 17 (2006): 1–21.
Phil J. Botha, Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, and Mary – The Bold Women in Ephrem the Syrian’s Hymn De Nativitate 9,” Acta Patristica et Byzantina 17 (2006): 1–21.EphremGenesisHymns on NativityIV CEMariologyMaryOld TestamentRahabRuthTamarexegesishymnographypoeticspoetryprimary sources [Syriac] - English translationwomen