Liturgy and Ethics in Ancient Syriac Christianity: Two Paradigms

Liturgy and Ethics in Ancient Syriac Christianity: Two ParadigmsStudies In Christian EthicsSyriaca.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/G5NHG2L6/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.Susan AshbrookHarveyLiturgy and Ethics in Ancient Syriac Christianity: Two Paradigmshttp://syriaca.org/cbss/G5NHG2L6https://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/G5NHG2L6https://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/G5NHG2L6Studies In Christian Ethics26:32013300-316Early Syriac Christianity presents two notable paradigms for understanding liturgy as a means for the ethical formation of the congregation. Ephrem the Syrian (d. 373) in his hymns for the Nativity vigil, and Jacob of Sarug (d. 521) in his verse homilies, each addressed their congregations in ways that utilized ritual participation in the liturgy for ethical and moral cultivation. Ephrem sought to instill his congregation with a biblical and theological understanding of the Nativity that would yield ethical enactment in the world. Jacob worked to use the experience of liturgical participation to mold the Christian’s moral disposition. For both, God’s salvation enabled the healing of the human condition in its various dimensions: physical, social, ecclesial. Liturgy as disciplined ritual activity provided the tools by which their congregations could learn, experience, and enact that healing. Harvey, Susan Ashbrook. “Liturgy and Ethics in Ancient Syriac Christianity: Two Paradigms.” Studies In Christian Ethics 26:3 (2013): 300–316. Susan Ashbrook Harvey, Liturgy and Ethics in Ancient Syriac Christianity: Two Paradigms, Studies In Christian Ethics 26:3 (2013): 300–316.EphremHymns on NativityIV CEIV-VII CEJacob of SarugJacobitesVI CEethicshymnographyliturgics