St John Damascene on Holy Images (πρὸς τοὺς διαβάλλοντας τᾶς ἁγίας εἰκόνας). Followed by Three Sermons on the Assumption (κοίμησις)John of Damascus, Saint

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St John Damascene on Holy Images (πρὸς τοὺς διαβάλλοντας τᾶς ἁγίας εἰκόνας). Followed by Three Sermons on the Assumption (κοίμησις)

Name: St John Damascene on Holy Images (πρὸς τοὺς διαβάλλοντας τᾶς ἁγίας εἰκόνας). Followed by Three Sermons on the Assumption (κοίμησις)
Author: John of Damascus, Saint

John of Damascus, Saint

Icons -- Cult; Idols and images -- Worship; Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint -- Assumption -- Sermons -- Early works to 1800

⁴¹ χερσί θείαις καὶ άκηράτοις. Obscure when applied to our Lord.

   ⁴² ὁ καιρὸς τῆς τομῆς ἔθασε.

   ⁴³ καὶ ἠν ἰδεῖν ίδρῶτας καὶ δάκρυα τοῖσ χέυμασιν ἁμιλλώμενα.

   ⁴⁴ yevvᾳ yὰρ πῶς ἐκ συνδυασμοῦ τὸ ἀσώματον; καὶ τίνα τρόπον
      μίχθήσεται.

   ⁴⁵ The supposed answer of the tomb.

   ⁴⁶ An unauthentic paragraph omitted.

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St John Damascene on Holy Images (πρὸς τοὺς διαβάλλοντας τᾶς ἁγίας εἰκόνας). Followed by Three Sermons on the Assumption (κοίμησις)John of Damascus, Saint

Religion

St John Damascene on Holy Images (πρὸς τοὺς διαβάλλοντας τᾶς ἁγίας εἰκόνας). Followed by Three Sermons on the Assumption (κοίμησις)

John of Damascus, Saint

Icons -- Cult; Idols and images -- Worship; Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint -- Assumption -- Sermons -- Early works to 1800

⁴¹ χερσί θείαις καὶ άκηράτοις. Obscure when applied to our Lord.

   ⁴² ὁ καιρὸς τῆς τομῆς ἔθασε.

   ⁴³ καὶ ἠν ἰδεῖν ίδρῶτας καὶ δάκρυα τοῖσ χέυμασιν ἁμιλλώμενα.

   ⁴⁴ yevvᾳ yὰρ πῶς ἐκ συνδυασμοῦ τὸ ἀσώματον; καὶ τίνα τρόπον
      μίχθήσεται.

   ⁴⁵ The supposed answer of the tomb.

   ⁴⁶ An unauthentic paragraph omitted.

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

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