Hymns against Heresies
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Hymns against Heresies is a collection of doctrinal and polemical hymns by Ephrem the Syrian, composed to defend orthodox Christian theology against various heretical teachings in the 4th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hymns against Heresies canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian hymn collection
ⓘ
polemical work ⓘ theological work ⓘ |
| associatedWith | School of Edessa ⓘ |
| author | Ephrem the Syrian ⓘ |
| circulatedAs | liturgical and catechetical hymns ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 4th century ⓘ |
| form | strophic hymn ⓘ |
| function |
catechesis
ⓘ
community formation against heresy ⓘ doctrinal instruction ⓘ |
| genre |
doctrinal poetry
ⓘ
hymn ⓘ polemical theology ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
4th-century doctrinal controversies
ⓘ
post-Nicene theological debates ⓘ |
| influenced |
Syriac theological poetry
ⓘ
later Syriac hymnography ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Syriac biblical exegesis
ⓘ
early Nicene theology ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | Syriac-speaking Christian communities ⓘ |
| language | Syriac ⓘ |
| literaryForm | poetry ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Christian doctrine
ⓘ
Christology ⓘ Trinity ⓘ heresy ⓘ orthodoxy and heresy in early Christianity ⓘ |
| opposes |
Arianism
ⓘ
Manichaeism ⓘ Marcionism ⓘ various Gnostic teachings ⓘ |
| partOf | corpus of Ephrem the Syrian ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Edessa ⓘ |
| preservedIn | Syriac manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| purpose |
defense of orthodox Christian theology
ⓘ
refutation of heretical teachings ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Syriac Churches ⓘ
surface form:
Syriac Christianity
|
| studiedIn |
Syriac studies
ⓘ
historical theology ⓘ patristics ⓘ |
| theologicalPerspective | Nicene Christianity ⓘ |
| uses |
biblical imagery
ⓘ
paradox and antithesis ⓘ typology ⓘ |
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