The Thief on the Right Hand Side of Jesus: A Mimro by Jacob of Saroug (†521)
The Thief on the Right Hand Side of Jesus: A Mimro by Jacob of Saroug (†521)
Author(s): Jacob ThekeparampilSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion
Published by: MITROPOLIA OLTENIEI
Keywords: Hymnography; Syriac Theology; Jacob of Sarug; Homilies; Syriac Liturgical Tradition;
Summary/Abstract: It serves as a background literature, which explains and justifies the rather numerous and copious references to the thief as the model penitent and the most courageous confessor in the various liturgical texts and practices of all the Churches of Syriac tradition. His unique role as the ‘mouth / speaker (pumo), proclaiming the Crucified One as the heavenly King, his role as the key-holder, entering first and fast the Paradise, and as the one crowned by the out-pouring of Mercy itself, attests to the ‘explosive power of the Gospel’, an expression borrowed from the Gospel Catechesis Catechism of Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, now the Pope.91 The story of the thief, as retold by Jacob of Saroug, continues to lead today’s penitents to repentance and paradise.
Journal: ORTHODOX THEOLOGY IN DIALOGUE
- Issue Year: 6/2020
- Issue No: 6
- Page Range: 96-116
- Page Count: 21
- Language: English