Jacob of Sarug's Homily on the entrance of our Lord to Sheol /

"Recognized as a saint by both Chalcedonian and non-Chalcedonian Christians alike, Jacob of Sarug (d. 521) produced many narrative poems that have rarely been translated into English. Of his reported 760 metrical homilies, only about half survive. In this homily, On the Entrance of Our Lord into She...

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Main Author:	Jacob, of Serug, 451-521 (Author)
Other Authors:	McConaughy, Daniel Leigh, 1955- (Editor, Translator), Akhrass, Roger (Editor), Syryany, Imad Issa (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English Syriac, Modern
Published:	Piscataway, NJ : Gorgias Press LLC, 2024.
Series:	Texts from Christian late antiquity ; v. 82.
Subjects:	Jesus Christ > Descent into hell > Sermons. Sermons, Syriac. Sermons, Syriac > Translations into English. Jesus Christ. Descent of Jesus Christ into hell. Sermons. Translations.
Summary:	"Recognized as a saint by both Chalcedonian and non-Chalcedonian Christians alike, Jacob of Sarug (d. 521) produced many narrative poems that have rarely been translated into English. Of his reported 760 metrical homilies, only about half survive. In this homily, On the Entrance of Our Lord into Sheol, Jacob tells with great power the invincibility of Sheol and how Christ gave His life to enter into Sheol like any other dead human so that He might conquer it"--