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Jacob of Sarug's Homilies on the Six Days of Creation - Bundle

Edited and Translated by Edward G Mathews Jr
This collection brings together all 7 volumes of the long Homily 71, On the Six Days of Creation. The volumes contain the original Syriac text, fully vocalized, alongside an annotated English translation. Please note, no additional discounts apply to this bundle. The price quoted below is the lowest price.
Publisher: Gorgias Press LLC
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SKU (ISBN): 978-1-4632-4350-0
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Publication Date: May 3,2021
Interior Color: Black
Trim Size: 6 x 9
Languages: English
ISBN: 978-1-4632-4350-0
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This collection brings together all 7 volumes of the long Homily 71, On the Six Days of Creation. The volumes contain the original Syriac text, fully vocalized, alongside an annotated English translation.

 

In the first installment, Jacob treats God's creation of the heavens and earth, the original light and the activity of the ‘Spirit of the Lord’. In the second, Jacob addresses the making of the firmament: what it was, where it was, and its purpose and utility for humanity. In the third, Jacob describes God's separation of the waters from the dry land, and the appearance of every sort of vegetation on that newly-revealed dry land. In the fourth, Jacob depicts the creation of the spheres of light over the earth: the sun to rule over the day, and the moon and the stars to rule over the night. In the fifth, Jacob described the creation from the waters of the various species of fish and reptiles, as well as the assorted types of birds and other winged creatures. In the sixth, Jacob details the creation of the large beasts and other land animals, and then the creation of man and woman in the persons of Adam and Eve. In the newly released final installment, Jacob meditates on the meaning of the seventh day, on which God rested from all his labors: Why did He need to rest? What does it mean for humankind? What does this initial seven-day cycle imply for the future of humanity?

 

Volume 1 - The First Day

Volume 2 - The Second Day

Volume 3 - The Third Day

Volume 4 - The Fourth Day

Volume 5 - The Fifth Day

Volume 6 - The Sixth Day

Volume 7 - The Seventh Day

This collection brings together all 7 volumes of the long Homily 71, On the Six Days of Creation. The volumes contain the original Syriac text, fully vocalized, alongside an annotated English translation.

 

In the first installment, Jacob treats God's creation of the heavens and earth, the original light and the activity of the ‘Spirit of the Lord’. In the second, Jacob addresses the making of the firmament: what it was, where it was, and its purpose and utility for humanity. In the third, Jacob describes God's separation of the waters from the dry land, and the appearance of every sort of vegetation on that newly-revealed dry land. In the fourth, Jacob depicts the creation of the spheres of light over the earth: the sun to rule over the day, and the moon and the stars to rule over the night. In the fifth, Jacob described the creation from the waters of the various species of fish and reptiles, as well as the assorted types of birds and other winged creatures. In the sixth, Jacob details the creation of the large beasts and other land animals, and then the creation of man and woman in the persons of Adam and Eve. In the newly released final installment, Jacob meditates on the meaning of the seventh day, on which God rested from all his labors: Why did He need to rest? What does it mean for humankind? What does this initial seven-day cycle imply for the future of humanity?

 

Volume 1 - The First Day

Volume 2 - The Second Day

Volume 3 - The Third Day

Volume 4 - The Fourth Day

Volume 5 - The Fifth Day

Volume 6 - The Sixth Day

Volume 7 - The Seventh Day

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ContributorBiography

Edward GMathews Jr

Edward G. Mathews Jr. has taught at The Catholic University of America, Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Seminary, University of Scranton, Hebrew University in Jerusalem, the Armenian Evangelical Seminary in Yerevan, and St. Nersess Armenian Seminary, among others. He now resides in rural Mansfield, Ct, where, when not translating Syriac and Armenian texts –mostly for Gorgias Press! – he hikes in the woods with his faithful companion Pino and does what he can to restore his 19th century colonial home.

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