The Syriac church of the fourth century: Ephraim the Syrian's Nisibene Hymns, Hymns on the Nativity and for the Epiphany, The Pearl, and three homilies, with Aphrahat the Persian Sage's Select Demonstrations and the editors' introduction. Modern English from the Post-Nicene Fathers translation.
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Contents
Introduction
1Two Fathers of the Syrian Church2The Known Facts of His Life3The Sources for His Life4The Life as Expanded by Medieval Biographers, Part 15The Life as Expanded by Medieval Biographers, Part 26The Trustworthy Facts Summed Up7The Medieval Additions Examined8Correcting the Vatican Text of the Life9The Character of His Writings10The Selections in This Collection11Probable Dates of His Works12Aphrahat the Persian Sage