Six Homilies by Jacob of Sarug

Jacob of Sarug (451–521) was a prolific writer of the Syriac Church and was known as “the flute of the Holy Spirit and the harp of the believing church”. Sebastian Brock gives the Syriac edition of six homilies written by Jacob: on the birth of our Lord; on the baptism of our Lord; on the Great Lent; on Palm Sunday; on Good Friday; on Easter Sunday. The text is based on an ancient manuscripts preserved in London and dated 609.

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SKU (ISBN): 978-1-59333-445-1

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Publication Date: Nov 3,2011

Interior Color: Black

Trim Size: 6 x 9

Page Count: 62

Languages: English, Syriac

ISBN: 978-1-59333-445-1

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	Sebastian Brock	Emeritus Reader in Syriac Studies, Oxford University, and Emeritus Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford. Author of a number of contributions in the area of Syriac studies (including several books published by Gorgias Press).

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