The Textual Strategy of Ephrem the Syrian’s Hymn <i>Contra Haereses</i> IActa 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/NA2QGNV4/tei
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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.Phil J.BothaThe Textual Strategy of Ephrem the Syrian’s Hymn <i>Contra Haereses</i> Ihttp://syriaca.org/cbss/NA2QGNV4https://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/NA2QGNV4https://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/NA2QGNV4Acta Patristica et Byzantina15200457-75The first hymn in Ephrem the Syrian’s cycle <i>Contra Haereses</i> is translated and analysed in terms of its rhetorical and argumentative features. It seems that Ephrem used various rhetorical strategies to construct a polarity between a jealous Satan and a loving God. He argues that the heresies that became known under the names of Marcion, Bardaisan, and Mani are merely different manifestations of Satan’s jealous attempt to hurt mankind. He urges the orthodox faithful to flee from this threat by illustrating how great the danger is with the help of analogies from everyday life and biblical stories.
Botha, Phil J. “The Textual Strategy of Ephrem the Syrian’s Hymn Contra Haereses I.” Acta Patristica et Byzantina 15 (2004): 57–75.
Phil J. Botha, The Textual Strategy of Ephrem the Syrian’s Hymn Contra Haereses I,” Acta Patristica et Byzantina 15 (2004): 57–75.EphremHymns against HeresiesIV CEIV-VII CESatanheresiographyheterodoxyhymnographypoeticspoetrypolemicprimary sources [Syriac] - English translation