THE FRIEND OF THE BRIDEGROOM On The Orthodox Veneration of the Forerunner by SERGIUS BULGAKOV

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THE FRIEND OF THE BRIDEGROOM On The Orthodox Veneration of the Forerunner by SERGIUS BULGAKOV

THE FRIEND OF THE BRIDEGROOM offers a compelling theological interpretation of John the Baptist as seen through the eyes of Eastern Orthodoxy. Written by Sergius Bulgakov, the greatest Russian theologian of modern times, this book sheds new light on the mission and meaning of John the Baptist, commonly referred to in Orthodoxy as the "Forerunner of the Lord." Bulgakov traces the Baptist’s life from beginning to end–his birth, his preaching of repentance, his baptism of the Lord, his agony, his death and his veneration in the context of Eastern Orthodoxy. In the words of translator Boris Jakim, it is "a work of prayer" that will stir the souls of Christians everywhere. Paper.