The Origin of the Monophysite Church in Syria and Mesopotamia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3407505 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Arthur Vööbus (Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1973 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 17-26 |
| Publication date | 1973-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Church History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-6407 • E-ISSN: 1755-2613 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3165043 |
| OpenAlex | W2117939496 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
The earliest extant sources of Syrian Christianity reveal a powerful spirit of self-consciousness for independence. This desire is imprinted on every page of the historical records. That which stands at the very forefront of Tatian's thought is profoundly instructive for our purposes: it is his dislike, nay more his hatred, fore everything bearing a Greek or Roman label. This spirit shows itself in whatever direction we look. Syrian gnosis is the least hellenized of all. The pattern of Christian life carries its own attributes of sovereignty in every respect. Autonomy is the hallmark of the early Syrian conception of the church. Theological thought travels along quite independent lines in accord with that genius-even in the works of Aphrahat written decades after the Council of Nicea
Ancient history · Art · Art history · Autonomy · Christianity · Extant taxon · Genius · Independence (probability theory) · Literature · Mesopotamia · Political science · Sovereignty · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Historical and Linguistic Studies · History · Law · Philosophy · Religious studies
| Highly cited | No |
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