02876ctm a22005058i 4500 22786348 OSt 20230112142001.0 t|||||r|||| 001 p ta 220912s2022 dcu f b 001 p eng 2022044025 9780813235738 (cloth) 9780813235745 (ebook) DLC eng rda DLC DLC eng syc pcc BEV PJ5671.E7 A2 2022 242.3 23 23 242.3 Ephraem, Syrus, Saint, 303-373, Poems. Selections. Songs for the Fast and Pascha / St. Ephrem the Syrian ; translated by Joshua Falconer, Blake Hartung, and J. Edward Walters. 2212 Washington, D.C. : The Catholic University of America Press, 2022. 323 pages text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier The fathers of the church ; 145 Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Abbreviations -- Select Bibliography -- INTRODUCTION / by Blake Hartung -- TEACHING SONGS ON THE HOLY FAST / Translated by Joshua Falconer -- TEACHING SONGS ON THE CRUCIFIXION / Translated by Blake Hartung -- TEACHING SONGS ON THE RESURRECTION / Translated by Blake Hartung -- TEACHING SONGS ON THE UNLEAVENED BREAD / Translated by J. Edward Walters -- INDICES: General Index -- Index of Holy Scripture. "The ancient author of these poems (teaching songs) is St. Ephrem the Syrian (ca. 307-373), a native of the city of Nisibis in Mesopotamia, who became the Christian bishop of Edessa (Urfa in modern Turkey). The original language is classical Syriac. This volume presents English translations of four complete cycles of St. Ephrem's teaching songs: On the Holy Fast, On the Unleavened Bread, On the Crucifixion, and On the Resurrection. These liturgically oriented songs provide information about the celebration of Lent and Easter (Pascha) in the Syriac-speaking churches of northern Mesopotamia in the fourth century. Also they represent some of the oldest surviving poetry composed for these liturgical seasons, expressing ancient Christian theology in symbolic language that is rich in biblical allusions"-- Translated from Classical Syriac. Christian poetry, Syriac Translations into English. Hymns, Syriac Translations into English. Devotional literature (Christian) Hartung, Blake, 1987- Falconer, Joshua, 1984- Walters, J. Edward, 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg ddc 6 0 299285 299285 0 0 ddc 0 0 10 10 1 2023-01-11 Donación 1 242.3 S6987 80000002629734 2023-02-09 00:00:00 2023-02-09 Vol.145 2023-01-12 6