Resolving Genealogical Ambiguity: Eusebius and (ps-)Ephrem on Luke 1.36

Resolving Genealogical Ambiguity: Eusebius and (ps-)Ephrem on Luke 1.36Aramaic 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/7WIK2VWN/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.Matthew R.CrawfordResolving Genealogical Ambiguity: Eusebius and (ps-)Ephrem on Luke 1.36http://syriaca.org/cbss/7WIK2VWNhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/7WIK2VWNhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/7WIK2VWNAramaic Studies14:2201683-97The earliest formal New Testament commentary in Syriac is the so-called Commentary on the Diatessaron attributed to Ephrem. This commentary is thoroughly at home in the world of Syriac Christianity, as seen not least in the fact that it focuses on Tatian’s idiosyncratic gospel version. Nevertheless, portions of the commentary also exhibit awareness of exegetical traditions shared with contemporary Greek authors. This paper focuses on one of the more striking of these parallels, namely, (ps-)Ephrem’s treatment of Mary’s Davidic lineage and relation to Elizabeth her ‘kinswoman’. Eusebius of Caesarea had taken up this issue in his Gospel Problems and Solutions, and the author of the Syriac commentary argues for the same three points evident in Eusebius’ treatment. Hence, the Syriac commentator has likely been directly or indirectly influenced by Eusebius’ formulation of this tradition, although specifying the manner of this transmission of ideas is impossible. Crawford, Matthew R. “Resolving Genealogical Ambiguity: Eusebius and (Ps-)Ephrem on Luke 1.36.” Aramaic Studies 14:2 (2016): 83–97. Matthew R. Crawford, Resolving Genealogical Ambiguity: Eusebius and (Ps-)Ephrem on Luke 1.36, Aramaic Studies 14:2 (2016): 83–97.DiatessaronEphremEusebius of CaesareaGospel of LukeIV CEIV-VII CEMaryNew Testamentcommentaryexegesisgenealogies