Giving Voice to Pain: New Testament Narratives of Healing in the Poetry of Jacob of Serugh

The late antique Syriac poet, Jacob of Serugh (451–521CE), composed narrative poems or mēmrē on a variety of biblical stories featuring miraculous healings. This essay approaches the subject of pain through examining two of these works: Homily 169 about the woman with a bent spine from the Gospel of...

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Main Author: Walsh, Erin Galgay (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2022
In: Journal of early Christian history
Year: 2022, Volume: 12, Issue: 1, Pages: 96-118
IxTheo Classification:BH Judaism
CD Christianity and Culture
HA Bible
KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
KAD Church history 500-900; early Middle Ages
NBE Anthropology
Further subjects:B women and gender studies
B pain studies
B Anti-judaism
B Divine Healing
B Syriac poetry
B Biblical Interpretation
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