Jacob of Sarug’s Homilies on Elisha: Metrical Homilies of Mar Jacob of Sarug

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This edition of Mar Jacob of Sarug's (d. 521) homilies on the prophet Elisha deals with some of the more difficult stories in the Old Testament, how to understand the story of the bears who ravage the children who made fun of the prophet and why the sacrifice by the King of Moab of his son to his pagan god was seemingly successful. The volume constitutes a fascicle of The Metrical Homilies of Mar Jacob of Sarug, which, when complete, will contain the original Syriac text of Jacob's surviving sermons, fully vocalized, alongside an annotated English translation. TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS I. ON ELISHA THE PROPHET II. THE SECOND ON ELISHA AND ON THE KING OF MOAB WHO SACRIFICED HIS SON UPON THE WALL III. THE THIRD ON ELISHA, AND THE SHILUMITE WOMAN 2 KGS 4:8–37 IV THE FOURTH ON ELISHA: ABOUT NAAMAN THE EDOMITE72 AND HIS DISCIPLE, GAHZI73 V. THE FIFTH ON ELISHA AND ON THE VISION OF THE SAINTS THAT IS ABLE TO SEE HIDDEN THINGS VI ON THE FAMINE THAT WAS IN SAMARIA IN THE TIME OF ELISHA THE PROPHET91 VII. ABOUT ELISHA, WHEN A DEAD PERSON REVIVED UPON HIS BONES INDEX OF NAMES AND THEMES INDEX OF BIBLICAL REFERENCES