Syriac Idiosyncrasies: Theology and Hermeneutics in Early Syriac Literature

by Serge Ruzer (Contributor)

The special cultural circumstances of the emergence of a Syriac-speaking Church--before the onslaught of Greek hegemony--engendered the peculiar traits of thought and expression to be found in early Syriac sources. It is some of these idiosyncrasies mainly pertaining to trinitarian theology, christology and hermeneutics--that this volume unearthes.

204 pages, ebook

First published January 1, 2010