<p>On the Life of Christ offers selections of sacred Kontakia (chanted sermons) from one of the classic hymnographers of the Greek Orthodox Church. These sixth-century chants in elaborate poetic meter reflect specific events in the life of Jesus and are considered masterpieces of world literature.</p>

On the Life of Christ: Kontakia (Sacred Literature Series)

Literature & Fiction

Lash, Ephrem

Romanus

Saint Romanos the Melodist

Poetry

Harpercollins

Kontakia of Romanos, Byzantine melodist

University of Missouri Press

<p>St Romanos the Melodist composed many hymns in Constantinople during the reign of Emperor Justinian, an age of political and cultural transformation, when the synthesis of Christian, Roman, and Greek elements gave birth to a new civilization. Romanos straddled the worlds of antiquity and Byzantium, and his hymns are a unique fusion of classical rhetoric, Syriac poetry, and the theology of the Cappadocian Fathers. Scripture comes to life in his hymns, inviting the faithful to encounter biblical events in their own liturgical experience, where the human-divine encounter was enriched with sacred music and holy ritual, amplifying moments of desire, sadness, and joy. This volume brings together for the first time a selection of Romanos hymns about repentance, featuring the original Greek opposite a new English translation. These hymns, which were sung in church during the Lenten journey to Pascha, explore the story of the prodigal son, the crucifixion of Christ, and other important themes, evoking compunction and its purifying power, and praying to God for his great and abundant mercy.</p>

Hymns of Repentance (Popular Patristics)

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

SPCK Publishing

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