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Description of  Jacob of Sarug's Homily Concerning the Red Heifer and the Crucifixion of our Lord: - (Texts from Christian Late Antiquity)

Jacob of Sarug's homily on the red heifer slaughter ritual in Numbers 19. For Jacob, the narrative is a prefigurement of Christ's death and its ability to restore and permanently purify all who enter the church through baptism.