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Dive into a captivating journey through Byzantine Orthodox hymnography this Holy Week with Fr. Eugen J. Pentiuc's recent book, "Hearing the Scriptures: Liturgical Exegesis of the Old Testament in Byzantine Orthodox Hymnography" (Oxford University Press, 2021).
Hearing the Scriptures is the first comprehensive lexical-biblical-theological analysis of selected Byzantine Orthodox hymns for Holy Week.
Dean Fr. Eugen J. Pentiuc, an internationally recognized biblical scholar and theologian, examines various ways in which Scriptures, primarily Old Testament texts, have been read and interpreted by Byzantine hymnographers.
Michael D. Coogan, a noted biblical scholar and editor of The New Oxford Annotated Bible remarks: “In this learned and innovative study, Pentiuc brilliantly analogizes hymnic use of the Bible to cubism, in contrast to more representational patristic exegesis. A very important contribution to the Bible’s reception history.”
Cubism, through its multi-angularity and simultaneity, is similar to liturgical exegesis. Interestingly, cubism and, analogously, liturgical exegesis emphasize the creative role of the viewer or hearer in the interpretive process.
The author compares the “discursive” mode of patristic exegesis to Renaissance art, while the “imagistic” mode of liturgical exegesis, attested primarily by hymns and icons, to cubist art.
Through six captivating chapters, explore Holy Week hymnography in a new way:
1 Chastity: Joseph and the Midnight Bridegroom—Holy Monday
2 Loyalty: Three Youths in a Fiery Furnace—Holy Tuesday
3 Bravery: A Daring Woman and a Hiding Eve—Holy Wednesday
4 Offering: Wisdom’s Freely Shared Banquet—Holy Thursday
5 Suffering: The Slaughtered Lamb and the Distraught Ewe—Good Friday
6 Overcoming: Jonah and the Never-Setting Light—Holy Saturday
Embark on this enlightening journey and enrich your Holy Week experience!
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