Jacob of Sarug’s Homily on Jephthah’s Daughter: Metrical Homilies of Mar Jacob of Sarug
Jacob of Sarug’s Homily on Jephthah’s Daughter Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 75
ISBN: 9781607240716
Pub Date: January 2010
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Price: £28.00
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Description:
This edition of Mar Jacob of Sarug's (d. 521) homily on Jephthah’s daughter invisages this single, virginal female as a prefiguration of Christ. Jacob also discusses the history of blood sacrifice and on the qualities that render Jephthah’s action priestly. The volume constitutes a fascicle of The Metrical Homilies of Mar Jacob of Sarug, which, when complete, will contain the original Syriac text of Jacob's surviving sermons, fully vocalized, alongside an annotated English translation.