The Friend of the Bridegroom: On the Orthodox Veneration of the Forerunner by BULGAKOV, Sergius ~(transl. Boris Jakim) - 2003

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Eerdmans Pub Co, February 2003. Paper Back. New. ''God the Word appeared in the flesh to the human race, standing in the Jordan to be blessed. And the Forerunner said to Him: how can I extend my hand and touch the head of the one who holds all things? Even though you are the child of Mary, I know who you are, supra-eternal God. You walk on the earth glorified by the seraphim, and the servant is not authorized to baptize the Master. Unfathomable Lord, glory to thee!'' (from the office for Theophany). Apart from the rich inheritance of Orthodox liturgical hymnology, very little has been written of him who Christ Himself honors as ''greatest of those born of woman,'' him into whose mouth the Church places this liturgical testimony concerning Christ. Bulgakov's hermeneutically and theologically rich meditation (and surely the most extensive in the history of Christianity) could be considered a response to Christ's words concerning John the Baptist. Part of a… Read More

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Wm. B. Eerdmans-Lightning Source, 2003-02-07. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!