Jacob of Sarug’s Homily on the Partaking of the Holy Mysteries.

This edition of Mar Jacob of Sarug's (d. 521) homily on Partaking in the Holy Mysteries is one of Jacob’s memre on the sacraments. In this homily, Jacob is shocked that some of his congregants are leaving the service early, before the eucharist has been celebrated. He emphasizes the importance...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Gorgias Press Backlist eBook-Package 2001-2013
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Place / Publishing House:Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2013]
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Year of Publication:2013
Language:English
Series:Texts from Christian Late Antiquity ; 17
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Physical Description:1 online resource (57 p.)
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Index of Biblical References
Summary:This edition of Mar Jacob of Sarug's (d. 521) homily on Partaking in the Holy Mysteries is one of Jacob’s memre on the sacraments. In this homily, Jacob is shocked that some of his congregants are leaving the service early, before the eucharist has been celebrated. He emphasizes the importance of the liturgical celebrations for a Christian life in a message still applicable today. 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.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781463216887
9783111024141
9783110663037
DOI:10.31826/9781463216887
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph