Books by Kevin Kalish
The stories read in the Bible are commonly explored and elaborated in greater depth in the liturg... more The stories read in the Bible are commonly explored and elaborated in greater depth in the liturgical hymns, homilies, and patristic writings of the Orthodox Church. Such is the case with the account found in St Luke’s gospel of a sinful woman who anoints Christ with precious oil shortly before his Passion and Crucifixion. The woman’s story is taken up in the liturgical tradition of the Orthodox Church in Holy Week, where she is held up as an example of repentance and unconstrained love. In this in-depth but readable study the biblical accounts are elaborated through both the liturgical and oratorical tradition of the Church, as found primarily in Greek and Syriac manuscripts. Previously inaccessible texts of late antiquity, such as homilies by Amphilochius of Iconium and Ephrem Graecus are found here in English for the first time, together with fresh English renderings of other sermons. The present work unveils the intricate nature of the tradition of the Church, which gives greater scope and application to the biblical record through its hymnography and oratory.
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Scottish Journal of Theology
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Faith and Community around the Mediterranean In Honor of Peter R. L. Brown, 2019
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Proceedings of the 23rd International Congress of Byzantine Studies, Belgrade 22-27 August 2016. Roundtables
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The poem from the Bodmer Papyrus (PBodmer 30) To Abraham contains a number of perplexing phrases ... more The poem from the Bodmer Papyrus (PBodmer 30) To Abraham contains a number of perplexing phrases and images—one in particular is the ambiguous word μῆλον, which appears in no other known text on the Sacrifice of Isaac. In this poem Abraham, in place of his son Isaac, chooses the μῆλον. I contribute to our understanding of how the poem works by demonstrating what μῆλον signifies in this context. I argue that the poem deliberately uses the ambiguous word μῆλον precisely because it can mean both sheep and apple. Moreover, when the apple is understood in the context of patristic interpretations of Song of Songs 2:3 (one of the few places μῆλον appears in the Septuagint), it becomes clear that the apple that Abraham chooses in place of his son points typologically to Christ and the meal Abraham prepares anticipates the Eucharist.
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Conference Presentations by Kevin Kalish
This symposium on the Greek writings attributed to St. Ephrem the Syrian (Ephrem Graecus) will ta... more This symposium on the Greek writings attributed to St. Ephrem the Syrian (Ephrem Graecus) will take place at Marquette University (Sensenbrenner Hall 104) on November 9, 2019. Speakers include Fr. Maximos Constas, Fr. Kevin Kalish, Dr. Marcus Plested, Dr. Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent, and Dr. Alexis Torrance. Proceedings are open to the public. For questions, email tikhon.pino@marquette.edu.
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A draft translation of the Homily on Cain and Abel (Sermo de Cain, et de Abel caedo). Greek text ... more A draft translation of the Homily on Cain and Abel (Sermo de Cain, et de Abel caedo). Greek text from codex 99 Pantocrator Monastery, Mt. Athos, fol. 375r - 396r, published by K.G. Phrantzolas, Ὁσίου Ἐφραίμ τοῦ Σύρου ἔργα, vol. 7, Thessalonica: To Perivoli tis Panagias, 1998: 199-217.
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