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...

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Subtitles:Homily on Jephthah's daughter
Main Author: Jacobus, Sarugensis 451-521 (Author)
Contributors: Harvey, Susan Ashbrook 1953- (Other) ; Münz-Manor, Ophir (Other)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Piscataway, NJ Gorgias Press 2010
In: Texts from Christian late antiquity (22)
Year: 2010
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
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
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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
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and indexes