Ephraim, Apapphrat

NPNF2-13 SELECTIONS FROM THE HYMNS AND HOMILIES OF EPHRAIM THE SYRIAN, THE NISIBENE The Nisibene Hymns CONCERNING MAR JACOB AND HIS COMPANIONS 13-14. CONCERNING ABRAHAM, BISHOP OF NISIBIS 17. vol. 13 CONCERNING OUR LORD, AND CONCERNING DEATH AND SATAN 35 CONCERNING SATAN AND DEATH. 52-68 Nineteen Hymns on the Nativity of Christ in the Flesh (14/19) Fifteen Hymns for the Feast of the Epiphany The Pearl—Seven Hymns on the Faith Three Homilies On Our Lord On Admonition and Repentance On the Sinful Woman Apapphrat. Select Demonstrations Letter of an Inquirer Demonstration I.—Of Faith Demonstration V.—Of Wars Demonstration VI.—Of Monks Demonstration VIII.—Of The Resurrection of The Dead Demonstration X.—Of Pastors Demonstration XVII.—Of CHrist The Son Of God Demonstration XXI.—Of Persecution Demonstration XXII.—Of Death and TheLAtter Times NPNF2 7-14

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A SELECT LIBRARY OF NICENE AND POST-NICENE FATHERS OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH SECOND SERIES TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH WITH PROLEGOMENA AND EXPLANATORY NOTES, VOLUMES I.-VII. UNDERTHE EDITORIAL SUPERVISION OF PHILIP SCHAFF, D.D., AND 999 HENRY WACE, D.D, IN COT&T CLARK EDINBURGH WM. B. EERDMANS PUBLISHING COMPANY G RA ND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN VOLUME XIII EPHRAIM SYRUS APRAPHAT Ephraim the Syrian 1 Preface Introductory Dissertation Ephraim the Syrian and Aphrahat the Persian Sage 2 Preliminary First Part—Ephraim the Syrian. 21 I.—Summary of the Authenticated Facts of His Life. 22 II.—Materials for His Biography. 23 III.—The Life, as Amplified by Mediaeval Biographers. 24 IV.—Recapitulation of Authentic Facts of Life. 25 V.—Historical Criticism of Medieval Amplifications. 26 VI.—Rectification of the Vatican Text of the Life. 27 VII.—Chronology of the Life of Ephraim.Thus the fixed points for determining the chronology of Ephraim’s life are: 28 VIII.—His Writings: Their Characteristics. 29 IX.—The Selections Included in the Present Collection.The specimens of Ephraim’s compositions offered in these selections are:— 30 X.—Probable Dates of His Works. 31 Second Part—The Persian Sage. Ephraim Syrus The Nisibene Hymns 1101 I. 1102 II. 1103 III. 1104 IV. 1105 V. 1106 VI. 1107 VII. 1109 IX. 1110 X. 1111 XI. 1112 XII. 1113 XIII. Concerning Mar Jacob and his Companions. 1114 XIV. 1115 XV. 1116 XVI. 1117 XVII. Concerning Abraham, Bishop OF Nisibis. 1118 XVIII. 1119 XIX. 1120 XX. 1121 XXI. 1135 XXXV. Concerning Our Lord, And Concerning Death And Satan. 1136 XXXVI. 1137 XXXVII. 1138 XXXVIII. 1139 XXXIX. 1140 XL. 1141 XLI. 1142 XLII. 1152 LII. Concerning Satan And Death. 1153 LIII. 1154 LIV. 1155 LV. 1156 LVI. 1157 LVII. 1158 LVIII. 1159 LIX. 1160 LX. 1161 LXI. 1162 LXII. 1163 LXIII. 1164 LXIV. 1165 LXV. 1166 LXVI. 1167 LXVII. 1168 LXVIII. Nineteen Hymns on the Nativity of Christ in the Flesh). 1201 Hymn I. 1202 Hymn II. 1203 Hymn III. 1204 Hymn IV. 1205 Hymn V. 1206 Hymn VI. 1207 Hymn VII. 1208 Hymn VIII. 1209 Hymn IX. 1210 Hymn X. 1211 Hymn XI. (The Virgin Mother to Her Child). 1212 Hymn XII. 1213 Hymn XIII). 1214 Hymn XIV). 1215 XV. 1216 XVI. 1217 XVII. 1218 XVIII. 1219 XIX. Fifteen Hymns for the Feast of the Epiphany. 1301 I. 1302 II. (Nearly identical with Hymn XIII. On the Nativity). 1303 III. 1304 IV. 1305 V. 1306 VI. 1307 VII. 1308 VIII. 1309 IX. 1310 X. 1311 XI. 1312 XII. 1313 XIII. Hymn of the Baptized. 1314 XIV. Hymn concerning our Lord and John. 1315 XV. 1401 The Pearl—Seven Hymns on the Faith Hymn I).    1402 Hymn II. 1403 Hymn III. 1404 Hymn IV. 1405 Hymn V. 1406 Hymn VI. 1407 Hymn VII. Three Homilies 1501 On Our Lord. 1502 On Admonition and Repentance. 1503 On the Sinful Woman. Aphrahat The “Demonstrations” OF Aphrahat. 2101 \IDemonstration I.\i—Of Faith. 2105 \IDemonstration V.\i—Of Wars. 2106 \IDemonstration VI.\i—Of Monks. 2108 \IDemonstration VIII\i.—Of the Resurrection of the Dead. 2110 \IDemonstration X.\i—Of Pastors. 2117 \IDemonstration XVII.\i—Of CHrist the Son of God. 2121 \IDemonstration XXI.\i—Of Persecution 2122 \IDemonstration XXII.\i—Of Death and theLAtter Times.