On the Life of Christ: Chanted Sermons by the Great Sixth Century Poet and Singer St. Romanos - Paperback

by Saint Romanos (Author), Ephrem Lash (Author)

Romanos the Melodist established the kontakion or chanted sermon as the poetic voice of the Byzantine Church in the sixth century. These selected kontakia retell and explore the key events in the life of Jesus Christ.

Author Biography

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.