Elia II (m. 1131), I fondamenti della religione, (Kitāb Uṣūl al-dīn), Introduzione, testo critico arabo, traduzione, note e indici a cura di Gianmaria Gianazza sdb (Bologna: Edizioni del Gruppo di Ricerca Arabo-Cristiana, 2026), 320p.
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AmazonThe author, after having leafed through “the compilations of the holy Fathers and of the orthodox scholars […]” declares that he has chosen “the cream of what indicates the truth of the Christian faith” (c. 1:3, 6) with the aim of offering a compendium of the Foundations of Religion: the unity and trinity of God (c. 1), the union of divinity and humanity in Christ (c. 2-5), the difference of God’s dwelling in Christ and in the prophets (c. 6), the life of Christ announced by the prophets (c. 7-14), the veneration of the cross, the coming of the Messiah, the authenticity of the Gospel (c. 15-16), the proof of Christianity, thanks to the miracles and testimony of the martyrs (c. 17), prayer, fasting and almsgiving (c. 18-20), the resurrection, retribution and paradise (c. 21-22).
