Jacob of Sarug's Homily on the Transfiguration of Our Lord : Metrical Homilies of Mar Jacob of Sarug

This edition of Mar Jacob of Sarug's (d. 521) homily on the Transfiguration emphasizes the unity of the Old and New Testament. Jacob focuses on the symbolism of the apostles Jesus brings with him. Moses, the head of prophecy, and John, the beauty of apostleship, come together and Elijah and Simon are joined so that the keys Peter received over creation might be ratified. 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. This volume gives a bilingual Syriac-English edition of Saint Jacob of Sarug's homily on the Transfiguration. The Syriac text is fully vocalized, and the translation is annotated with a commentary and biblical references. The volume constitutes a fascicle of Gorgias's Complete Homilies of Saint Jacob of Sarug. TABLE OF CONTENTS 6 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 8 INTRODUCTION 10 TEXT AND TRANSLATION 14 BIBLIOGRAPHY OF WORKS CITED 82 INDEX OF NAMES AND THEMES 84 INDEX OF BIBLICAL REFERENCES 85