Mar Narsai and the Spirit Epicleses in the <i>Acts of Thomas</i>Journal of Theological 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/HKSNIDNB/tei
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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.NathanWitkampMar Narsai and the Spirit Epicleses in the <i>Acts of Thomas</i>http://syriaca.org/cbss/HKSNIDNBhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/HKSNIDNBhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/HKSNIDNBJournal of Theological StudiesNS 71:22020731-755The <i>Acts of Thomas</i> contains two unique epicleses of the Holy Spirit in chapters 27 and 50. The aim of the present contribution is to study the transmission and reception of some key concepts of these epicleses in the liturgical homilies of Mar Narsai, the renowned East Syrian poet–theologian. It is argued that Narsai’s use of ‘Come-phrases’, so distinctive for the epicleses under consideration, suggests that he had first-hand knowledge of the Acts. A close comparison between the third- and fifth-century texts shows both continuity and discontinuity. The latter is mainly caused by the shaping of orthodoxy.
Witkamp, Nathan. “Mar Narsai and the Spirit Epicleses in the Acts of Thomas.” Journal of Theological Studies NS 71:2 (2020): 731–55.
Nathan Witkamp, Mar Narsai and the Spirit Epicleses in the Acts of Thomas,” Journal of Theological Studies NS 71:2 (2020): 731–55.Acts of ThomasHoly SpiritI-III CEIII CEIV-VII CENT apocryphaNarsaiNestoriansV CEepicleseeucharistliturgicsorthodoxy