Edessa
Mesopotamia
Edessa (modern Şanlıurfa, Turkey) was a caravan city of upper Mesopotamia and one of the earliest centers of Syriac Christianity, renowned for its theological school and distinctive liturgical tradition.
12 most-discussed ideas
Teachers who lived here
Julius Africanus
Julius Africanus (160–240)
military campaign, research 195–196
Ephrem the Syrian
Ephrem the Syrian (306–373)
final residence, death 363–373
Narsai
Narsai (399–502)
student then school head 415–471
Philoxenus of Mabbug
Philoxenus of Mabbug (440–523)
education, early ministry 460–485
Jacob of Sarug
Jacob of Sarug (451–521)
theological education 465–480
Ibas of Edessa
Ibas of Edessa (?–457)
bishop, death 451–457
Jude the Apostle
Jude the Apostle
mission (traditional, disputed) 37–50
Works composed here
- 373
Ephraim Syrus: Fifteen Hymns For the Feast of the Epiphany
- 373
Ephraim Syrus: Nineteen Hymns on the Nativity of Christ in the Flesh
- 373
Ephraim Syrus: The Nisibene Hymns
- 373
Ephraim Syrus: The Pearl. Seven Hymns on the Faith
- 373
Ephraim Syrus: Three Homilies
Ideas shaped here
Concepts most frequently discussed in the works composed at Edessa. Click any to trace the idea across time and place.
- The Incarnation28 passages
- Typology17 passages
- Redemption15 passages
- Christus Victor (Atonement)14 passages
- Christ as the Second Adam12 passages
- Recapitulation12 passages
- Baptism12 passages
- Virgin Birth11 passages
- The Passion of Christ10 passages
- Theotokos (God-bearer)9 passages
- The Fall9 passages
- Repentance (Metanoia)9 passages