Preaching Christology in the Roman Near East: A Study of Jacob of Serugh by Philip Michael Forness (review)

• Autores: Volker Menze
• Localización: Journal of early Christian studies: Journal of the North American Patristic Society, ISSN 1067-6341, Nº. 1, 2020, págs. 149-151
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • While Chapter One offers the analytical tools for the later discussions of Jacob's homilies, Chapter Two, "The Christological Debates and the Miracles and Sufferings of Christ" (56–88), introduces a christological theme that had significance for Jacob's writings. Overall, the erudition of the author is impressive: he has studied some of the manuscripts of Jacob's work first hand, he is up-to-date with the most recent scholarship, his philological and theological expertise is impeccable, and he also includes comparisons from Greek and Latin authors to contextualize his finds. [...]Forness is able to intelligently interpret Jacob's oeuvre and show him as a theological leader of the non-Chalcedonian party in sixth-century Syria. The book not only appeals to specialists who appreciate Forness's thorough research, but the author's didactical writing style and clear structure also allow the interested graduate student to profit immensely.