Description: This study develops a methodology for approaching homilies that draws on a broader understanding of audience as both the physical audience and the readership of sermons. It then offers a case study on the Syriac preacher Jacob of Serguh whose metrical homilies form one of the largest sermon collections in any language from late antiquity.
Review Quotes: "This work is certainly an enjoyable read and valuable resource for scholars studying developments in Christology." -- Briar Bennett-Flammer, Religious Studies Review
"Forness offers a compelling argument..." -- Daniel L. Schwartz, Church History"Preaching Christology is a rich, erudite, clearly written, generously documented, wide-ranging, and significant contribution to the study of Jacob of Serugh. It is also an essential work for anyone wishing to explore the large, diverse, and promising corpus of Syriac sermons from late antiquity." -- Kristian S. Heal, Hugoye: Journal of Syriac Studies