Jacob of Sarug's Homily on Christ's Entrance to Sheol

Daniel McConaughy

Published by Gorgias Press 2025

Jacob of Sarug's Homily on Christ's Entrance to Sheol

Daniel McConaughy

Volume 82 in the series Texts from Christian Late Antiquity

https://doi.org/10.31826/9781463248161

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On the Entrance of Our Lord into Sheol 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. With matchless imagery Jacob impresses on the reader how Death and Sheol dominated mankind and the utter helplessness of the Sheol-bound human race. He tells of the necessity of Christ’s death that allowed Him to enter Sheol the only way possible - as any other dead human. Christ’s power over life allowed Him to trick and destroy Sheol and Death and liberate the dead. This homily displays Jacob of Serugh’s masterful rhetorical skill with the 12-syllable line. The translation is based on the critical text of Akhrass and Syryany, and it contains an introduction and indices. The extensive footnotes to the translation explain the Syriac text to assist the reader interested in translating the Syriac and understanding the homily.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
TABLE OF CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	v
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
INTRODUCTION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Text and Translation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	15
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	69
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	71

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Language: English
Publisher: Gorgias Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 81
Keywords: Religion; Literature; Christianity

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Published: January 2, 2025
ISBN: 9781463248161