Jacob of Sarug's Homily on the presentation of our Lord /
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| Language: | English Syriac |
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Piscataway, NJ :
Gorgias Press,
c2008.
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| Edition: | 1st Gorgias Press ed. |
| Series: | Texts from Christian late antiquity ;
v. 15. Metrical homilies of Mar Jacob of Sarug ; fasc. 7. |
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Table of Contents:
- Text and Translation: Entreating divine assistance and the admonition to give praise
- The wonder and paradox of incarnation
- The law-giver and the fulfilment of the law
- Simeon, the witness par excellence
- Simeon, a sign on the road of the one who comes
- The Lord at the temple and the spirit's beckoning to Simeon
- The supplication of Simeon to the infant
- The Enigma of Simeon's speech
- The ritual offering of the Lord of the heights
- The paradox of Simeon carrying the infant
- The spiritual perception of Simeon
- Mary's discerning questions
- Simeon's reply to Mary's questions
- Mary's confirming endorsements
- Simeon's supplication to be an advocate and a witness among the dead
- The concluding prayer.