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The salvation history (1)

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Ascent of the soul (2)
12 Assyrian Identity
12.03 Assyrian identity in Christian Era
12.03.03 Assyrian substratum features in early Syriac Christianity
12.03.03.17 Mysticism
12.03.03.17.01 Ascent of the soul (2)
Descent of Ištar
04 Religious and philosophical literature and poetry
04.01 Myths
04.01.03 Descent of Ištar
Descent/fall of the divine spirit
03 Religious festivals, cults, rituals and practices
03.02 Cult of Ištar
03.02.01 Doctrine of salvation
03.02.01.02 Descent/fall of the divine spirit
Loss of virtues/garments
03 Religious festivals, cults, rituals and practices
03.02 Cult of Ištar
03.02.01 Doctrine of salvation
03.02.01.03 Loss of virtues/garments

Keywords
Adam
garments

Period
4th century CE
Byzantine Empire

Channel
Christian-Syriac poets

Text
Ephrem Syrus, Hymns on Nativity 23.13:
All these changes did the Merciful One make, stripping off (glory) and putting on (a body); for He had devised a way to reclothe Adam in that glory which Adam had stripped off. He was wrapped with swaddling clothes, corresponding to Adam’s leaves, He put on clothes instead of Adam’s skins; he was baptized for Adam’s sin, he was embalmed for Adam’s death, He rose and raised up Adam in his glory. Blessed is He who descended, put Adam on and ascended.

Source (list of abbreviations)
Ephrem Syrus, Hymns on Nativity 23.13

Bibliography

Brock 1992, XI 13

Brock, Sebastian. Studies in Syriac Christianity, History, Literature and Theology. London: Variorum Reprints 1992.

Amar Annus

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