Saint Romanos the Melodist established the kontakia, or chanted sermon, as the peotic voice of the Byzantine Church. Archimandrite Ephrem Lash has selected kontakia that retell and explore the significance of key events in the life of Jesus Christ.
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Archimandrite Ephrem Lash has written widely on liturgy and the Bible, and has translated and commented on the principal liturgical texts of the Greek Orthodox Church.
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Seller: St Philip's Books, P.B.F.A., B.A., Oxford, United Kingdom
Binding sound, text unmarked. Condition: Very Good+. Page edges slightly toned. Robust packaging. Tracking is always added to USA orders. It can be added to other overseas orders on request. Used books are exempt from USA tariffs. Owner's signature. Size: xxxiii,261pp., illustrations. Owner's signature. Seller Inventory # ZZ8353
Seller: St Philip's Books, P.B.F.A., B.A., Oxford, United Kingdom
Binding sound, text unmarked. Condition: Very Good+. Robust packaging. Tracking is always added to USA orders. It can be added to other overseas orders on request. Used books are exempt from USA tariffs. No ownership marks. Size: xxxiii,261pp. No ownership marks. Seller Inventory # YY7127
Seller: Furrowed Brow Books, IOBA, St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
paperback. Condition: Very Good. Romanos, St.; Lash, Archimandrite Ephrem [Translator] : Kontakia On the Life of Christ (Front wrapper - but not title page - adds: Chanted Sermons by the Great Sixth Century Poet and Singer)(International Sacred Literature Trust). Walnut Creek (CA) : Altamira Press, 1995 (?). Octavo (8vo), 9.25"/23.3 cm h. Bound in publisher's glossy color pictorial wrappers. [v], vi-xxxiii, [xxxiv], [2], 3-261, [262-270] blank. About the International Sacred Literature Trust; contents; foreword (by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew); acknowl; "Invitation to the Christian Mystery" (Prof. Andrew Louth); "St. Romanos and the Kontakion" (Archimandrite Lash); Guide to Biblical References; the Kontakia, and appendices (see photo); notes. Woodcut illustrations. Condition notes: an excellent copy with light wear to wrappers, no spine crease. This edition has updated/corrected sheets affixed at two points to (apparently) cover the original Harper Collins publication information: to tail rear wrapper, and the copyright page. No internal markings; light tanning to pages. We personally inspect every book we offer. Seller Inventory # 260416002