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Description: Blessed is He who has brought Adam from Sheol by Thomas Buchan Buchans work is an examination of the theological use of the doctrine of Christs descent to the dead in the works of Saint Ephrem the Syrian (ca. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description "Blessed is He who has brought Adam from Sheol": Christs descent to the dead in the Theology of Saint Ephrem the Syrian is an examination of the theological use of the doctrine of Christs descent to the dead in the works of Saint Ephrem the Syrian (ca. 306-373 C.E.). In the ancient Christian church, it was believed, taught, and confessed that in the interval between his crucifixion and resurrection, Jesus Christ descended to the abode of the dead. Christs descent to the underworld was nowhere earlier, more elaborately, or more influentially expressed than within cultural milieu of Syriac Christianity, where the underworld was designated not as Hades or Inferos, but as Sheol, and it was nowhere within this milieu more frequently, effectively, and influentially implemented than in the writings of Ephrem the Syrian. Organically integrated with and providing an integrating function within his theological reflection as a whole, Ephrems conception of Christs descent to Sheol provides us with an important and distinctive vision of the significance of this salvific event.Ephrems use Semitic and non-Western poetic forms and structures as a mode of theological discourse, coupled with his preference for imagery and symbolism rather than definition, resulted in a variety of vivid depictions of Christs descent to Sheol. Especially informed by Ephrems view of the redemptive and revelatory significance of Christs incarnation, these verbal icons imaginatively collapsed distinctions between temporality and eternity and creatively drew together cosmological, incarnational, soteriological, ecclesiological, sacramental, and eschatological themes in the context of Christian worship. Thomas Buchan is an editor for Gorgias Press in Piscataway, New Jersey and adjunct professor of Church History at Drew University in Madison, New Jersey (Fall 2004). Born in Rahway, New Jersey in 1972, he earned a B.A. in Biblical Studies at Wheaton College (Wheaton, Illinois) and an M.A. in Church History at the Wheaton Graduate School (Wheaton, Illinois). Dr. Buchan studied the history and theology of early Christianity at the Caspersen School of Graduate Studies at Drew University, earning the M.Phil. in 1999 and completing the Ph.D. "with distinction" in 2003. Table of Contents Introduction Cosmology and Christs Descent to Sheol in the Theology of Ephrem the Syrian Christs Incarnation and the Descent to Sheol in the Theology of Ephrem the Syrian Christs Descent to Sheol and Soteriology in the Theology of Ephrem the Syrian Christs Descent to Sheol, Ecclesiology and Sacraments in the Theology of Ephrem the Syrian Christs Descent to Sheol and Eschatology in the Theology of Ephrem the Syrian Conclusion: Christs Descent to Sheol in the Theology of Ephrem the Syrian Appendix: Christs Descent to Sheol in Selections from Syriac Christian Literature Prior to Saint Ephrem Details ISBN1593332289 Author Thomas Buchan Short Title BLESSED IS HE WHO HAS BROUGHT Pages 412 Publisher Gorgias Press Language English ISBN-10 1593332289 ISBN-13 9781593332280 Media Book Format Hardcover DEWEY 232.967 Year 2004 Edition Description Gorgias Press Imprint Gorgias Press Country of Publication United States Illustrations black & white illustrations Place of Publication Piscataway Series Gorgias Studies in Early Christianity and Patristics Subtitle Christs Descent to the Dead in the Theology of Saint Ephrem the Syrian DOI 10.1604/9781593332280 UK Release Date 2004-12-17 AU Release Date 2004-12-17 NZ Release Date 2004-12-17 US Release Date 2004-12-17 Publication Date 2004-12-17 Series Number 13 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:47716681;

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