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The purpose of this study is twofold. First, it sets the historical context in which Aphrahat wrote his Demonstrations and deals with the interesting relationship between his writings, ‘against the Jews’ and the Sassanian persecution of Christians. It also treats his refutation of the Jewish charges. Secondly, it addresses his ‘unique’ view of christology which is not in line with the Nicene decision concerning one aspect yet at the same time it is congruent with it. The paper also tries to point out that his view on christology was ‘unique’ but not exceptional in the Early Church.

„Nagy gyötrelem, ha valaki Istennel akar beszélni, de nem tud, ha Isten előtt némaságra ítéltetett, ha érzi, hogy minden kiáltása saját énjében visszhangzik csupán, hogy szíve és szája fonák nyelvét nem akarja meghallani az Isten. Ilyen szükségünkben embereket keresünk, akik segítségünkre siethetnek – olyanokat, akik tudnak valamit az imádságról.” (Bonhoeffer)