Collection
Publication
Gorgias Press (2009), Edition: 1, 84 pages
Description
Jacob of Sarug's (d. 521) homily constitutes the first example of a Hexameron, or Commentary on the Six Days of Creation, in Syriac literature. This edition presents Jacob's comments on the first day, Gen. 1:1-5. 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.
Original language
English
Physical description
84 p.; 5.98 inches
ISBN
1607243237 / 9781607243236