CHRISTOLOGICAL CONCEPTIONS AND EXPRESSIONS OF THE EARLY SYRIAC AUTHORS AND WRITINGS
Keywords:
EARLY SYRIAC AUTHORS, Church WitnessesAbstract
The history of the Church witnesses a rich plurality in the
understanding of the mystery of Christ. Different ecclesial traditions
had their own Christology. East and West have different images of
Christ. Lack of appreciation of the different approaches have
accounted for the Christological controversies in the history of the
Church. Today, however, there is a great openness from the part of
the Church towards the different expressions of the Christological
languages.1 This paper attempts to bring to light the less known and
researched, yet valid and important Christological conceptions and
expressions of the Early Syriac authors and writings for the benefit of
the Christological discussions today.
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