On the Mother of God

On the Mother of God
Jacob of Serug (Author), Mary Hansbury (Translator)
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Jacob of Serug was born at Curtem on the Euphrates, ca. 451. Very little is known of his life. He probably studies at the school of Edessa. He became a monk and priest. Early in life he began writing and is thought to have composed more than 700 homilies. Jacob, "flute of the Holy spirit and harp of the faithful church," has a great love of the Mother of God. In this volume, four homilies have been chosen from the Syriac texts. The poetry is typological and rooted in Scripture. It offers, as Professor Brock notes in his introduction, an alternative to the 'liberal critical approach to the bible' or to an excessively fundamentalist approach." After 1500 years of separation from this Oriental Orthodox tradition, so full of Scripture, it seems as if the Holy Spirit is uniting us through the poetic genius of Jacob of Serug. On the Mother of God is part of the POPULAR PATRISTIC SERIES.

• Rank: #202051 in Books
• Published on: 2011-09-21
• Original language: Syriac
• Dimensions: 7.52" h x 5.24" w x .0" l, .25 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 102 pages

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Downloadable music score of Diligently unto the Mother of God for mixed choir by Aleksander Andreevich Arkhangelsky. Total sheet music pages number: 4

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Welcome to Tom's Books and Music Item:The Mother of God and Saint Birgitta, An Anthology Description Contains an anthology of texts from the Revelations of St Birgitta of Sweden, chosen to illust rate the intimate relationship between Mother of God and this Swedish saint.Inclu des the writings:Sermo Angelicus Imatatio Mariae Mater Dei Mater Dolorosa Mater Mis ericorddiae Mater Gloriosa Illustrated 8 inches tall, 135 pages, hard cover Published in 1983 by Vatican Polyglot Press Condition:Very go

The Life of Saint Simeon Stylites: A Translation of the Syriac Text in Bedjam's Acta Martyrum Et Sanctorum (Christian Roman Empire Series)

The Life of Saint Simeon Stylites: A Translation of the Syriac Text in Bedjam's Acta Martyrum Et Sanctorum (Christian Roman Empire Series)
Frederick Lent (Author)

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Originally published in 1915, this English translation of The Life of Saint Simeon the Stylite is a fascinating account of the prototypical pillar saint the first of those amazing holy athletes who took their stand atop a high column. Of uncertain authorship, this vita was originally written in Syriac and was most likely penned shortly after Simeon s death in AD 459.

Much of Simeon s biography consists of mystical events, miraculous cures, piety rewarded, depravity punished, divine and satanic interventions in the lives of men. But the vita also contains a wealth of information about monastic and penitential practices and provides dozens of vignettes chronicling daily Christian life and the many hardships faced by ordinary citizens of the late Roman Empire in the East.

This book also includes an article by Charles C. Torrey (1899) entitled, "The Letters of Simeon the Stylite." This article offers English translations of several letters purportedly written by Simeon, along with a useful discussion of the controversy over the saint's opinion of the Council of Chalcedon.

• Rank: #141776 in Books
• Published on: 2008-12-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 7.64" h x 5.43" w x .39" l, .42 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 172 pages

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Holy Women of the Syrian Orient (Transformation of the Classical Heritage)

Holy Women of the Syrian Orient (Transformation of the Classical Heritage)
Sebastian P. Brock (Translator), Susan Ashbrook Harvey (Translator)
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The fifteen hagiographies about holy women of the Syrian Orient collected here include stories of martyrs' passions and saints' lives, pious romances and personal reminiscences. Dating from the fourth to seventh centuries A.D., they are translated from Syriac into accessible and vivid prose. Annotations and source notes by the translators help clarify elements that may be unfamiliar to some readers. This collection bears witness to the profound contributions women made to early Chistianity: their various roles, their leadership inside and outside the church structure, and their power to influence others. A new preface discusses recent developments in the field and updates the bibliography.

• Rank: #100002 in Books
• Published on: 1998-08-28
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 9.25" h x .63" w x 6.14" l, .75 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 215 pages

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