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| n | Aphrahat the
Persian Sage (c.270-345) |
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| – | bishop-monk. |
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| – | important for
Syrian churches. |
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| – | defender of
Nicene christology; rejected gnosticism |
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astrological religions; doctrines of the sacraments |
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| of Christian
initiation. |
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| n | Ephraem
Cyrus (‘Lyre of the Spirit’) (c. 306-373) |
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| – | doctor of the
church; deacon; hermit. |
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| – | extensive hymns
and commentary on Scriptures; |
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| many hymns on
Mary; rejected gnosticism and |
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| magical
religions. |
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