Bride of Light: Hymns on Mary from the Syriac Churches

184 Pages·1994·11.3 MB·English

by  Sebastian P. Brock (Translator)

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SEBASTIAN BROCK
BRIDE OF LIGHT
ecumenical beseahch institute [seerI
St.EPHREM
AKER HILL KDIWAM-BBEDDl
INDIA
1994
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BRIDE OF LIGHT
HYMNS ON MARY FROM THE SYRIAC CHURCHES

BRIDE OF LIGHT
HYMNS ON MARY FROM THE SYRIAC CHURCHES
translated By
SEBASTIAN BROCK
[ Oxford ]
St. Ephrem Ecumenical Research Institute (SEERI)
Baker Hill, Kollayam - 686001
Kerala, India
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Sebastian Bruck
[Oxford I
Mdraii dOlin Series No. ()
First Published 101)1
Published by:
SL b'.phreui luoimeiiical Peseaieh I Fisl il ule (SIOaP 1)
linker Ihil, Kol t nyaiii - (kSI) 001
Kerala, India
Printed at:
St. .Joseph’s Press, Maimanaui
Kotlavain - 086 561
CONTENTS
Page
INTRODUCTION 1
SOURCES 15
I. PRAYER SONGS
1. St. Ephrem, Hymns on tlie Nativity, no. 11 18
2. St. Ephrem, Hymns on the Nativity, no. 16 20
3. St. Ephrem, Hymns on the Nativity, no. 17 21
4. St. Ephrem, Hymns on the Church, no. 36 27
5. St. Ephrem, Hymns on the Church, no. 37 31
6-21. Anonymous, Hymns on the Virgin Mary, nos. 1-16 32
22-21. Soghyatha 1-3 (Hymns on the Virgin’Mary, nos. 18-20) 66
25-27. Anonymous, Hymns on the Virgin Mary 86
28-30. Anonymous, Hymns on the Virgin Mary 97
31-39. Simeon the trotter. Hymns 102
40. Anonymous, Lament of the Virgin Mary 108
H. DIALOGUE POEMS
41. The Angel and ^Iary(Hymns on the Virgin Mary, no. 17) 111
42. ^lary and Joseph 118
43. Mary and the Magi (Soghitha 1) 125
44. ^tary and the Gardener 132
HI. VERSE HO:\riLlES
45. Anonymous, Homily on the Virgin Mary I 135
46. Anonymous, Homily on the Virgin Mary H 140
47. Anonymous, Homily on ^lary and .Joseph 146
SELECT RIBLIOGRAPHY 161
INDEXES
1. Biblical references 163
2. Names 165
3. Subjects 166
4. Titles and types of Christ 167
5. Titles and types of Mary 169
6. Eirst lines 170
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