Articulating Marriage: Ephrem’s Legal Terminology and its Origins

Articulating Marriage: Ephrem’s Legal Terminology and its OriginsJournal of Semitic StudiesSyriaca.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/5GGZZ6CN/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.YifatMonnickendamArticulating Marriage: Ephrem’s Legal Terminology and its Originshttp://syriaca.org/cbss/5GGZZ6CNhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/5GGZZ6CNhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/5GGZZ6CNJournal of Semitic Studies58:22013257-296Comparing Ephrem's legal terminology on issues of betrothal, marriage, adultery and divorce with that used in contemporary and earlier Jewish, Christian and Roman sources reveals the deep influence of rabbinic terminology on Ephrem's terminology. This influence is apparent in two aspects of Ephrem's language: his vocabulary and the semantic coverage of his terminology. In both these areas, he has more in common with rabbinic terminology and its usage, than with that of Roman law and Christian writers. Furthermore, in some cases it is possible to determine that Ephrem's legal terminology is closely related to Palestinian terminology in particular. This conclusion emphasizes the distance between Ephrem and his Greek and Latin Christian contemporaries, and reflects his deep ties to Jewish legal traditions, ties which are a result not only of similar language but also of similar legal views. Monnickendam, Yifat. “Articulating Marriage: Ephrem’s Legal Terminology and Its Origins.” Journal of Semitic Studies 58:2 (2013): 257–96. Yifat Monnickendam, Articulating Marriage: Ephrem’s Legal Terminology and Its Origins, Journal of Semitic Studies 58:2 (2013): 257–96.EphremIV CEIV-VII CEJewish backgroundRabbinic Judaismlawmarriage