Jacob of Sarug's Homilies on Women Whom Jesus Met

by Jacob

The Gospels contain a number of stories about women whom Jesus met during his ministry. Most of these women are unnamed, but their stories were important for ancient Christians and continue to be so throughout Christian history. In this volume, we collect five verse homilies by the great Syriac poet preacher, Jacob of Sarug (d. 521) that treat these encounters: on the Canaanite Woman, on the Samaritan Woman, on the Hemorrhaging Woman, on the Woman...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1463205805
• ISBN13: 9781463205805
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: Gorgias Press
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"