Select Metrical Hymns and Homilies of Ephraem Syrus

by Ephrem the Syrian

Publishers:

Asher and Co.; Robert B. Blackader; Sampson Low, Marston & Company

, 1853

Overview

Henry Burgess provides an in-depth introduction to the origin and development of Syrian metrical literature and on the life and poetry of Ephraem. Following the introduction, there are English translations of 35 hymns and nine metrical homilies. Burgess also provides a three-fold indice: of Syriac words, Scripture texts used, and an index of subjects.

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Key Features

• Introduces the origin and development of Syrian metrical literature
• Includes English translations of 35 hymns and nine metrical homilies
• Provides a three-fold indice: of Syriac words, Scripture texts, and an index of subjects

Product Details

• Title: Select Metrical Hymns and Homilies of Ephraem Syrus
• Author: Henry Burgess
• Publisher: Robert B. Blackader
• Publication Date: 1953
• Pages: 198
• Christian Group: Catholic
• Resource Type: Monographs
• Topic: Eastern Orthodoxy

About Ephrem the Syrian

Ephraim the Syrian (c. AD 306–373) was a fourth-century theologian and hymnographer, and is a doctor in the Catholic Church. Born in Nisibis, near Edessa, he was converted to Christianity by Bishop Jacob of Nisibis and appointed a teacher. He lived in Nisibis until AD 363, and then went to Edessa for eight years to teach at the School of Edessa. Over 400 hymns composed by Ephraim still exist, hymns which he used to teach doctrine and to warn of heresy. His poetry garnered him the titles of “Lyre of the Holy Ghost” and “Prophet of the Syrians.” Ephraim also wrote homilies and prose, of which far fewer manuscripts have survived.