: Thomas Buchan
: 'Blessed is He who has brought Adam from Sheol' Christ's Descent to the Dead in the Theology of Saint Ephrem the Syrian
: Gorgias Press
: 9781463236021
: Gorgias Studies in Early Christianity and Patristics
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: CHF 99.10
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: Christentum
: English
: 407
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Buchan's work is an examination of the theological use of the doctrine of Christ's descent to the dead in the works of Saint Ephrem the Syrian (ca. 306-373 C.E.). Ephrem's conception of Christ's descent to Sheol provides us with an important and distinctive vision of the significance of this salvific event. Ephrem's use of 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 Christ's descent to Sheol. The doctrine is shown to be an integral and multifaceted component of Ephrem's theology.