Jacob of Serugh’s homilies
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Jacob of Serugh’s homilies are a celebrated corpus of Syriac Christian poetic sermons renowned for their rich theological reflection, biblical exegesis, and lyrical style.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Syriac Christian literature
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homiletic corpus ⓘ late antique Christian poetry ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Jacob of Serugh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Jacob of Serugh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsWorkOn |
Creation and Genesis narratives
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New Testament miracles ⓘ Old Testament figures ⓘ the Nativity of Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ the Passion and Resurrection NERFINISHED ⓘ the Virgin Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denominationalReception |
Church of the East (in part)
NERFINISHED
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Maronite Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Syriac Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Syriac Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
biblical exegesis
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pastoral preaching ⓘ theological poetry ⓘ |
| geographicContext |
Roman Syria
NERFINISHED
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Upper Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-Chalcedonian theological debates ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Byzantine and Eastern Christian preaching
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later Syriac homiletics ⓘ |
| language | Syriac ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
metrical homily
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poetic sermon ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse |
Syriac liturgy
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festal commemorations ⓘ |
| mainThemes |
Christology
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biblical narratives ⓘ repentance and asceticism ⓘ sacramental theology ⓘ saints and martyrs ⓘ salvation history ⓘ |
| meter | syllabic verse ⓘ |
| partiallyTranslatedInto |
English
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French ⓘ German ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| reception |
highly esteemed in Syriac tradition
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studied in modern Syriac scholarship ⓘ widely copied in medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| scholarlyEditions | critical editions in the Corpus Scriptorum Christianorum Orientalium (CSCO) ⓘ |
| style |
biblically allusive
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imagistic ⓘ lyrical ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Syriac Miaphysite tradition ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition |
early 6th century
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late 5th century ⓘ |
| transmission | Syriac manuscript tradition ⓘ |
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