Jacob of Sarug's Homily on Jephthah's daughter
Introduction -- Outline -- Jacob's exegesis of judges -- Text and translation -- Opening invocation -- The history of sacrifice -- Jephthah and the war with the ammonites -- Jephthah's vow -- The battle -- Jephthah's victory -- The bride of blood -- Jephthah's realization -- Just...
| Published in: | Texts from Christian late antiquity |
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| Subtitles: | Homily on Jephthah's daughter |
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| Contributors: | ; |
| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Piscataway, NJ
Gorgias Press
2010
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| In: |
Texts from Christian late antiquity (22)
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| Edition: | 1. Gorgias Press ed. |
| Series/Journal: | Texts from Christian late antiquity
22 The metrical homilies of Mar Jacob of Sarug Fasc. 16 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Jacobus, Sarugensis 451-521
/ Jephthah
/ Sermon
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Jephthah's daughter (Biblical figure) Sermons
B Jacob of Serug (451-521) Homily on Jephthah's daughter |
| Summary: | Introduction -- Outline -- Jacob's exegesis of judges -- Text and translation -- Opening invocation -- The history of sacrifice -- Jephthah and the war with the ammonites -- Jephthah's vow -- The battle -- Jephthah's victory -- The bride of blood -- Jephthah's realization -- Justice speaks -- Jephthah's inner battle -- Jephthah's inner victory -- The daughter responds -- The daughter's offering -- Death trembles at her courage -- Jephthah's test renewed -- The daughter's lamentation -- The lamentation completed -- The poet's task -- Jephthah's sacrifice |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes |