Jacob of Serugh's Hexaemeron
A fifth-sixth century clergyman-cum-theologian, Jacob of Serugh (also spelled Sarug), was an extremely prolific writer. Not counting a number of works in prose he is said to have written nearly 800 homilies, mostly on themes of theological import or biblical stories and personalities. These homilies...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English Syriac |
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Leuven Paris Bristol, CT
Peeters
2018
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Ancient Near Eastern studies / Supplement (52)
Year: 2018 |
| Series/Journal: | Ancient Near Eastern studies / Supplement
52 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Jacobus, Sarugensis 451-521
/ Genesis
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| IxTheo Classification: | KAA Church history |
| Further subjects: | B
Creation
Sermons
B Jacob of Serug (451-521) Genesis English B Bible. Genesis, I Sermons B Sermons, Syriac B Jacob of Serug (451-521) Genesis Syriac |
| Summary: | A fifth-sixth century clergyman-cum-theologian, Jacob of Serugh (also spelled Sarug), was an extremely prolific writer. Not counting a number of works in prose he is said to have written nearly 800 homilies, mostly on themes of theological import or biblical stories and personalities. These homilies are composed in metre: each line has twelve vowels. So far less than 150 such homilies have been edited and/or translated. Hexaemeron is an exposition of the first six days of the universe. Jacob dedicated an extra homily to the sabbath, making a total of seven homilies. This genre was known earlier in Greek. Jacob's is the first of the kind in Syriac. Currently the only complete text of Jacob's Hexaemeron is available in an edition by Bedjan (1905-10), but with no translation. This is the first time that this highly interesting work is made available in its entirety, accompanied by an English translation. The editor studies six complete manuscripts and one containing only two homilies. None of these seven manuscripts was available to Bedjan, and one of them is presumably as old as the principal manuscript used by Bedjan |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references |
| ISBN: | 9042934913 |