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	EPHRAEM SYRUS - LoveToKnow Article on EPHRAEM SYRUS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		(Ephraim the Syrian), a saint who lived in Mesopotamia during the first three quarters of the 4th century A.D. He is perhaps the most influential of all Syriac authors; and his fame as a poet, commentator, preacher and defender of orthodoxy has spread throughout all branches of the Christian Church.
		At his hands Ephraim seems to have received baptism at the age of 18 or of 28 (the two recensions differ on this point), and remained at Nisibis till its surrender to the Persians by Jovian in 363.
		According to Ephraims biographer, his main motive for providing these hymns set to music was his desire to counteract the baneful effects produced by the heretical hymns of Bardai~an and his son Harmonius, which had enjoyed popularity and been sung among the Edessenes for a century and a half.
	87.1911encyclopedia.org /E/EP/EPHRAEM_SYRUS.htm (1757 words)

	SAINTS AND FEASTS
		Saint Ephraim was born in Nisibis of Mesopotamia some time about the year 306, and in his youth was the disciple of Saint James, Bishop of Nisibis, one of the 318 Fathers at the First Ecumenical Council.
		Ephraim lived in Nisibis, practicing a severe ascetical life and increasing in holiness, until 363, the year in which Julian the Apostate was slain in his war against the Persians, and his successor Jovian surrendered Nisibis to them.
		Saint Ephraim, having received from God a singular gift of eloquence, turned Bardaisan's own weapon against him, and wrote a multitude of hymns to be chanted by choirs of women, which set forth the true doctrines, refuted heretical error, and praised the contests of the Martyrs.
	www.goarch.org /en/chapel/saints.asp?contentid=406 (497 words)

	Interpretation and the Bible, The Schools of Alexandria, Antioch, and Edessa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		A contemporary of Athanasius, Ephraim is considered to be the father of the Syrian church at Edessa.
		Ephraim became a monk and taught in Nisibis until it was attacked and conquered by Persia in 363.
		Ephraim's approach to biblical interpretation, which became a hallmark of the School of Edessa, was poetic.
	gbgm-umc.org /umw/bible/cei.stm (881 words)

	STEVENSON: Ephraim the Syrian in Anglo-Saxon England
		Ephraim says that in the Red Sea there are shellfish which swim from the bottom to the surface of the water, which, when there is thunder and lightning, are struck and entered by the lightning-bolt.
		Ephraim is more concerned with typological depth than with natural science; though he does make the point, found in the Biblical Commentaries, that the genesis of pearls is analogous to the conception of Christ, and therefore a symbol of it.
		Ephraim thus extends the metaphor of the corner stone in a most ingenious way, by considering the point that if there is a corner, it must be the corner of something.
	syrcom.cua.edu /Hugoye/Vol1No2/HV1N2Stevenson.html (6446 words)

	Saint Ephraim
		Ephraim was born early in the fourth century in the ancient city of Nisibis in Mesopotamia, where the Roman Empire bordered on the Persian Kingdem.
		Although he was spared the rack, Ephraim had learned his lesson and, like the Prophet David, he entreated the Lord to overlook his youthful folly.
		Ephraim's earnest resolve pleased the Lord Who rewarded him with the gifts of wisdom; grace flowed from his mouth like a sweet stream, in fulfillment of his parents' dream.
	www.antiochian.org /saint_ephraim (983 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Ephraem
		It is certain, however, that while he lived he was very influential among the Syrian Christians of Edessa, and that his memory was revered by all, Orthodox, Monophysites, and Nestorians.
		From the Syrian and Byzantine Churches the fame of Ephraem spread among all Christians.
		The New Testament was known to him, as to all Syrians, both Eastern and Western, before the time of Rabulas, in the harmonized "Diatessaron" of Tatian; it is also this text which serves as the basis of his commentary.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/05498a.htm (2691 words)

	INTRODUCTORY DISSERTATION ON EPHRAIM THE SYRIAN AND APHRAHAT THE PERSIAN SAGE, FIRST PART: EPHRAIM THE SYRIAN
		Ephraim approached this woman and persuaded her to lend him the books, pretending that he agreed with the doctrine of their author and desired to use them in controversy against its opponents.
		Ephraim at once offered his services, and was accepted as their agent throughout the famine season, to dispense large sums as the treasurer and steward of their bounty.
		Ephraim, though not the actual inventor, was the first master of this metrical system, the first to develop it into system and variety.(9) His favorite metres are the five-syllabled and the seven-syllabled.
	www.synaxis.org /ecf/volume36/ECF00007.htm (13896 words)

	Orthodox Icon of St. Ephraim the Syrian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		O Ephraim, as a lover of silence thou didst ever forsee the hour of reckoning and bitterly lament; and by thy words thou wast indeed a teacher, O righteous one.
		Ephraim was born in Syria during the reign of Emperor Constantine the Great.
		Ephraim was a friend of St. Basil the Great.
	www.comeandseeicons.com /ynk15.htm (264 words)

	Ephrem the Syrian - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ephrem the Syrian (Syriac: ܐܦܪܝܡ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ, Ap̄rêm Sûryāyâ;Greek: Ἐφραιμ Συρος, Ephraim Syros; Latin: Ephraem Syrus; c.
		Ephrem was baptized as a youth, and almost certainly became a son of the covenant, an unusual form of Syrian proto-monasticism.
		Today, Saint Ephrem presents an engaging model of Asian Christianity, which might prove a valuable source of theological insight for Christian communities that wish to break out of the European cultural mould.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ephraim_the_Syrian (2240 words)

	Saint Ephraim the Syrian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		At one time Mesopotamia belonged to Syria and for this reason St. Ephraim is known as "the Syrian." He was born of Christian parents before the Edict of Milan was issued (313), establishing official toleration of religion, and, as he later wrote, his ancestors "confessed Christ before the judge; I am related to martyrs."
		Born again in repentance, Ephraim began to train as an athelete of virtues, exorcizing himself in the study of the Holy Scriptures and in prayer and fasting.
		Ephraim decided to go to the city of Edessa around which monastic life was flourishing.
	www.roca.org /oa/66-68/66r.htm (2150 words)

	St Ephraim, Burbank
		Ephraim Church was founded in Hollywood, California in 1962, by a few Syrian Orthodox families lead by the late Rev. Father Fadel Fedail.
		The publication of St. Ephraim’s News Bulletin-Magazine, "Mhadyono," was a further achievement.
		In 1995 work began on establishing a day care center in the church premises to be the nucleus of a future elementary school.
	sor.cua.edu /ChMon/USASyr/BurbankSEphraim.html (530 words)

	Ephrem the Syrian - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This links the Syrian Ephrem with the Cappadocian Fathers, and is an important theological bridge between the spiritual view of the two, who held much in common.
		He is also referred to as the Deacon of Edessa, the Sun of the Syrians and a Pillar of the Church.
		Hugoye: Influence of Saint Ephraim the Syrian, part 1
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ephrem_the_Syrian (2240 words)

	PALMER: The Influence of Ephraim the Syrian
		Ephraim wrote a poem and left, we may assume, a certain amount of space on the page, which seemed to some readers an invitation to compose extra verses 'in the style' of Ephraim.
		Ephraim's art is akin to that of the bard in an oral culture and so was well designed as a literary model for new compositions by the Armenians, who knew only an oral culture.
		Ephraim was clear on the subject of marriage, that it was one of the three ways blessed by God, and he balanced Paul's doctrine that the most perfect way is singleness with a warning to the single not to get above themselves.
	syrcom.cua.edu /Hugoye/Vol2No1/HV2N1Palmer.html (8385 words)

	St Ephraim the Syrian
		St Ephraim is commemorated on 28 January / 10 February
		A translation project providing English versions of his hymns, with transliterations available of the Syriac originals.
		A classic compilation by St Ephraim on the great Pearl that is the Faith and Church of Christ.
	www.monachos.net /patristics/ephraim/index.shtml (345 words)

	ORTHODIXIE ... Southern, Orthodox, Convert, Etc.: O Lord & Master of My Life ...
		This prayer, written by St Ephraim the Syrian in the 4th century, is a regular part of the Orthodox Christian's prayer "diet" during the Great Fast (Lent).
		The cornerstone of the Prayer of St. Ephraim is relationship “O Lord and Master of my life.” Unlike the “individual”, who is self-centric, a “person” is someone who is in relationship -- in this case, to the Lord Jesus Christ.
		Herein lies the key to understanding the prayer of St. Ephraim the Syrian as a moral tool for the Christian life.
	southern-orthodoxy.blogspot.com /2005/03/o-lord-master-of-my-life.html (2429 words)

	Ephrem_the_Syrian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		Ephrem the Syrian was a prolific Syriac language hymn writer and theologian of the 4th century.
		Ephrem is also variously known as Ephraim (Hebrew and Greek), Ephraem (Latin), Aphrem and Afrem (both Syriac).
		Ephrem was born around the year 306, in the city of Nisibis (the modern Turkish town of Nusaybin, on the border with Syria).
	www.apawn.com /search.php?title=Ephrem_the_Syrian (2064 words)

	Ephrem the Syrian - OrthodoxWiki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		With the Tradition of the Church, Ephrem also shows that poetry is not only a valid vehicle for theology, but in many ways superior to philosophical discourse.
		Ephraim the Syrian (http://goarch.org/en/chapel/saints.asp?contentid=406) from the website of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
		Saint Ephraim the Syrian (http://saintgeorge.org/news_and_events/church_calendar/saint_of_the_day/01jan/jan_28_saint_ephraim_of_syria.php) from the website of the parish of the Saint George Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church of Washington, D.C. Retrieved from "http://www2.orthodoxwiki.org/Ephrem_the_Syrian"
	www.orthodoxwiki.org /Ephrem_the_Syrian (1936 words)

	Saint Ephrem the Syrian Library
		Saint Ephrem the Syrian is commemorated on 28 January (O.S.)/10 February (N.S.).
		The Influence of Saint Ephraim the Syrian I
		The Influence of Saint Ephraim the Syrian II
	www.tserkovnost.org /stephrem (344 words)

	Printable Version (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		On this journey of spiritual growth and improvement of our lives we are aided by the Lenten prayer written by St. Ephraim the Syrian, presented here in its entirety.
		It is my hope that it opens up the horizon of our spiritual understanding of who we really are: people in great need of God's grace and help.
		Indeed he is risen!" Prayer of St. Ephraim the Syrian O Lord and Master of my life, take from me the spirit of sloth, despair, lust of power, and idle talk.
	mtstandard.com /articles/2005/03/20/religionlocal/hjjejgibhhfdfh.prt (261 words)

	The Lenten Prayer Of St. Ephraim The Syrian
		During the period of holy and Great Lent, which actually began this year on March 18th, the prayer written by St. Ephraim is said frequently.
		It is truly a prayer on which each and every one of us should carefully mediate, as in many ways it reflects the pattern of our own everyday lives.
		We are truly quick to judge as individuals, and what this prayer of St. Ephraim expresses so well is that we must not judge our brothers, but rather to forgive them.
	www.serfes.org /spiritual/april2002.htm (925 words)

	Christian History Handbook: Ancient: Lecture Fifteen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		He was a very influential Christian author frequently quoted by subsequent scholars.
		Ephraim became a Christian in Nisibis (Eastern Syria, today Iraq) before 325.
		He traveled widely studying monasticism and Christian theology.
	www.sbuniv.edu /~hgallatin/ht3463le15.html (3980 words)

	Books_Antichrist
		We have placed in appendix a text attributed to St. Ephraim the Syrian, translated by M. Toal and included in volume iv, pp.
		The reason for this decision is the many details concerning Antichrist and the last events which do not concur with the body of patristic writings and their spirit, presented so far.
		Information provided in the Web Site "http://www.theotokos.org" directories may not be recompiled into other directories or used for a derived work without permission.
	theotokos.org /ChurchLibrary/Antichrist/books_antichrist_appendix.htm (1560 words)

	Mary Ever-Virgin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		The "Temple of God" She is the Holy of Holies in which God dwelt.
		The "Rod of Jesse" from whom blossomed Christ (Irenaeus of Lyons, Hippolytus, Tertullian, Jerome, Ephraim the Syrian)
		The "Burning Bush that is Not Consumed" a reference to the burning bush of Moses and Hebrews 10, our God is a consuming fire.
	www.stgabrielokc.org /Glossary_Items/mary_ever_virgin.htm (2549 words)

	The Dormition of St Ephraim the Syrian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		n the centre of the icon, against a backdrop of gentle hills and caves, stands a group of monks lamenting over the mortal remains of St Ephraim.
		The saint has been wrapped in a monk's habit and laid on a low slab, with an icon on his chest.
		8-9), also characterises the Dormition of St Ephraim in the Patriarchate of Constantinople and in the Byzantine Museum in Athens, which are dated to the first half and the middle of the fifteenth century respectively (Soteriou 1938, p.
	www.culture.gr /2/21/218/218ab/e218ab33.html (604 words)

	Mor Ephrem the Syrian (306-373)
		Mor Ephrem the Syrian, the great poet saint of the Syriac Church, was born in c.
		McVey, Kathleen, Ephrem the Syrian (Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 1989).
		Aydin, Edip, The Vita of St. Ephrem the Syrian, Golden Horn, 7, 2 (Winter 1999-2000).
	sor.cua.edu /Personage/MEphrem (493 words)

	Resources for Orthodox Great Lent
		The Lenten Prayer of St Ephraim the Syrian (also available in Slavonic)
		Ephraim the Syrian: Catechesis for Great Lent (Anastasis website, UK)
		A brief discourse by our father among the saints on two themes central to this season of repentance.
	www.monachos.net /great_lent/index.shtml (1675 words)

	Saint Ephraim's Syriac Orthodox Youth of Los Angeles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		Saint Ephraim's Syriac Orthodox Youth of Los Angeles
		If you wear Western clothing, you get food.
		This website is designed and maintained by the Board of the St. Ephraim Syriac Orthodox Youth Organization.
	www.geocities.com /saintephraimyouth (71 words)

	A Spiritual Psalter - Works & Writings - ArchangelsBooks.com
		A collection of hymns, compiled from the writings of St. Ephraim by Bishop Theophan the Recluse.
		This book, which long constituted one of the favorite sources of reading for monastics in prerevolutionary Russia, has become a best-seller.
		Also includes a short life of St. Ephraim.
	archangelsbooks.com /proddetail.asp?prod=sjkephrai-01 (203 words)

	Russian Orthodox Parish of St Ephraim the Syrian, Cambridge
		Russian Orthodox Parish of St Ephraim the Syrian, Cambridge
		Russian Orthodox Parish of St Ephraim the Syrian
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	www.camcity.co.uk /sites/525.php (201 words)

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