Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod - Christian Cyclopedia The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod Home BackChristian CyclopediaNow viewing the letter- EABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZAbout the CyclopediaEaEbEcEdEeEfEgEhEiEjEkElEmEnEoEpEqErEsEtEuEvEwExEyEzEphraem(Ephraim; Ephrem; Ephraem Syrus, i. e. the Syrian; ca. 306ca. 373). B. Nisibis; possibly accompanied Jacob* of Nisibis to Nicaea 325 AD; after cession of Nisibis to Persia 363, went to Edessa.* Exegetic, dogmatic, controversial, and ascetic writings, mostly in verse, reveal efforts to be a Scriptural theol. Wrote hymns for feast days and funerals, against heretics, and on the Last Judgment. Enjoined devotion to saints, esp. Mary, whose sinlessness he taught. Called Harp (or Lyre, or Zither) of the Holy Ghost; Prophet of the Syrians. See also Manuscripts of the Bible, 3 a; Patristics, 6; Schools, Early Christian, 46. Aluminum grips are made of high strength corrosion resistant aluminum alloy wire, covered by sand layer and glue, can be used in any environments. Helical aluminum grips are designed to hold the full rated strength of aluminum (ACC), or aluminum alloy (ACCC), or aluminum covered steel (ACSR) conductors.