Anti-Judaism and Christian Orthodoxy: Ephrem's Hymns in Fourth-century Syria (Patristic Monograph Series 20) PDF
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Anti-Judaism and Christian Orthodoxy Ephrem's Hymns in Fourth-Century Syria North American Patristics Society Patristic Monograph Series Volume 20 SERIES EDITOR Philip Rousseau The Catholic University of America EDITORIAL BOARD Pauline Allen Michael J. Hollerich Australian Catholic University University of St. Thomas John Behr Blake Leyerle St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological University of Notre Dame Seminary J. Rebecca Lyman Daniel Caner Church Divinity School of the Pacific University of Connecticut Patricia Cox Miller Susanna Elm Syracuse University University of California, Berkeley Claudia Rapp James E. Goehring University of California, University of Mary Washington Los Angeles Susan Ashbrook Harvey Dennis Trout Brown University University of Missouri, Columbia Ronald E. Heine Robin Darling Young Puget Sound Christian College University of Notre Dame Anti-Judaism and Christian Orthodoxy Ephrem's Hymns in Fourth-Century Syria Christine Shepardson The Catholic University of America Press Washington, D.C. Copyright © 2008 The Catholic University of America Press All rights reserved The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standards for Information Science—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI 239.48-1984. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS C ATALO GING-1N-PUBLICATION DATA Shepardson, Christine C, 1972- Anti-Judaism and Christian orthodoxy : Ephrem's hymns in fourth- century Syria / Christine Shepardson. p. cm. — (North American Patristics Society patristic monograph series; v. 20) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8132-1536-5 (cloth: alk. paper) 1. Ephraem, Syrus, Saint, 303-373 2. Hymns, Syriac—History and criticism. 3. Christianity and antisemitism 4. Judaism (Christian theology)—History of doctrines—Early church, ca. 30-600. I. Title. II. Series. BR65 E636S54 2008 270.2092—dc22 2008006257 In memory of my grandmothers, Barbara Carran and Sarah Shepardson Contents Acknowledgments ix Abbreviations xi 1. Syria and the Politics of Christian Orthodoxy i 2. Defending Nicaea against Jews andjudaizers 21 3. Ephrem's Use of Scriptural History 69 4. Ephrem, Athanasius, and the 'Arian' Threat 106 5. Syria and the Construction of Christian Orthodoxy 157 Bibliography 163 General Index 187 Index of Ephrem's Writings 191 Acknowledgments It is my great pleasure to acknowledge the many people who have made this project possible, and first among them are my two exceptional disserta tion advisors, to whom I am extremely grateful: Elizabeth A. Clark, an in spirational model of scholarly excellence and a compassionate mentor; and Lucas Van Rompay, whose deep knowledge of Syriac language, literature, and history—along with his kindness and generosity—ensured that I could fully pursue my interest in early Syriac Christianity. Without them, this book would not exist. I first encountered Ephrem's writings in a graduate class at Duke University, where his mixture of beautiful poetry and biting polemic and his unfamiliar Syrian context piqued my curiosity. I became interested in early Christian anti- Judaism through undergraduate work at Swarthmore College with Amy-Jill Levine and Jacqueline Pastis and explored the topic in more depth through graduate work at Boston University with Paula Fredriksen, whose mentor ing friendship remains invaluable to me. While I was at Duke University, in addition to Elizabeth Clark and Lucas Van Rompay, I had the good fortune to work with Bart D. Ehrman, Dale B. Marin, Eric M. Meyers, and Orval Wintermute, who continue to teach and encourage me as they did through out my graduate education. My thanks to them, and to the other scholars and friends who offered feedback on earlier written and oral versions of this project: Lewis Ayres, Catherine M. Chin, L. Stephanie Cobb, Garry J. Crites, George Demacopoulos, Sidney H. Griffith, Susan Ashbrook Harvey, Andrew S. Jacobs, Lawrence Lazarus, Pamela Mullins, Michael P. Perm, Gil Renberg, Jeremy Schott, Melissa Solomon, Caroline T. Schroeder, and Christopher Whitsett. More recently Derek Krueger, Michael Kulikowski, Philip Rousseau, and the members of the faculty seminar on "The Mediterranean World in Late Antiquity" at the University of Tennessee have also given me helpful feedback. I sincerely thank series editor Philip Rousseau for his help through
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