An Analysis of Ephrem the Syrian’s Views on the Temptation of Christ as Exemplified in his Hymn <i>De Virginitate</i> XIIActa 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/9DRZNM88/tei
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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.Phil J.BothaAn Analysis of Ephrem the Syrian’s Views on the Temptation of Christ as Exemplified in his Hymn <i>De Virginitate</i> XIIhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/9DRZNM88https://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/9DRZNM88https://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/9DRZNM88Acta Patristica et Byzantina14200339-57Ephrem the Syrian’s twelfth hymn in the cycle De Virginitate is translated and analysed. This hymn describes the temptation of Christ by Satan as a contest in which Satan tried to humiliate Christ, but was defeated and humiliated himself. By carefully constructing polarities between Satan and Christ and between Satan and Adam, Ephrem draws the reader’s attention to a soteriological polarity that is formed between Christ and Adam. It is concluded that Ephrem’s main concern was to highlight the soteriological role of Christ for his audience through this particular explication of the text of Matthew 4.
Botha, Phil J. “An Analysis of Ephrem the Syrian’s Views on the Temptation of Christ as Exemplified in His Hymn De Virginitate XII.” Acta Patristica et Byzantina 14 (2003): 39–57.
Phil J. Botha, An Analysis of Ephrem the Syrian’s Views on the Temptation of Christ as Exemplified in His Hymn De Virginitate XII,” Acta Patristica et Byzantina 14 (2003): 39–57.AdamChristologyEphremGospel of MatthewHymns on VirginityIV CEMt 4:1-11Satanexegesishymnographypoetryprimary sources [Syriac] - English translationsoteriology