Without shame or desire: the pronouncements of Jesus on children and the kingdom, and early Syriac attitudes to childhood

This paper demonstrates the techniques used by five Syriac writers of the mid-fourth to early sixth centuries in interpreting the dominical injunction in Matt 18:3 to become like children in order to enter the kingdom of Heaven. Unlike modern critical approaches, early Syriac exegesis of this saying...

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Main Author: Salvesen, Alison ca. 20./21. Jh. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2006
In: Scottish journal of theology
Year: 2006, Volume: 59, Issue: 3, Pages: 307-326
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