The Matriarch as Model: Sarah, the Cult of the Saints, and Social Control in a Syriac Homily of Pseudo-Ephrem

The creative re-telling of biblical stories represents an important element of reception history, for texts take on new meanings in these generative contexts. This article explores the presentation of Sarah in an account of the Aqedah found in a fifth-century Syriac verse homily. The pseudonymous au...

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Main Author: Eastman, David L. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Johns Hopkins Univ. Press 2013
In: Journal of early Christian studies
Year: 2013, Volume: 21, Issue: 2, Pages: 241-259
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