{"product_id":"the-odes-of-solomon-for-brother-simeon-goldstein-9781955046039","title":"The Odes of Solomon for Awakening: A Commentary on the Mystical Wisdom of the Earliest Christian Hymns and Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Both Hierodeacon Simeon's lovely translation and Abbot George's deeply insightful commentary do great justice to this most ancient and exquisite work. It will rightfully hold an honored place in any seriously spiritual library.\" -\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrother Julian-Ozana\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith penetrating insight, Abbot George Burke illumines the practical value of the \u003ci\u003eOdes of Solomon\u003c\/i\u003e for spiritual seekers, and the timelessness of these ancient writings. With a unique perspective of a lifetime of study and practice of both Eastern and Western spirituality, Abbot George mines the treasures of the \u003ci\u003eOdes\u003c\/i\u003e and presents them in an easily intelligible fashion for those wishing to put these priceless teachings into practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eOdes of Solomon\u003c\/i\u003e is a great work of mystical depth, divine insight, and spiritual illumination and is, like the Dead Sea Scrolls, one of the truly great spiritual and literary discoveries of the Twentieth Century. But unlike the Dead Sea Scrolls which were dramatically discovered by shepherds in a desert cave, the Odes were prosaically found in neglected manuscripts gathering dust on the shelves of London libraries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho wrote the Odes, and when?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough the identity of the author of the \u003ci\u003eOdes\u003c\/i\u003e remains a mystery, the closeness of the tone and content of the \u003ci\u003eOdes\u003c\/i\u003e to the tone and content of the writings of St. John the Evangelist, together with St. Ignatius' familiarity with and use of the Odes (St. Ignatius was a disciple of St. John) suggest that the \u003ci\u003eOdes\u003c\/i\u003e could have grown up in the spiritual soil prepared by St. John and his disciples, in or around Antioch.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpiritual translation and commentary\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than a mere scholarly, cultural or historical interpretation of the \u003ci\u003eOdes\u003c\/i\u003e, both the translator and the author delve into their deep and practical spiritual content. The translator says of the \u003ci\u003eOdes\u003c\/i\u003e, \"many of the scholars' difficulties arise from the fact that they do not grasp the levels of mystical experience the Odist is expressing. Their erudition belongs to the external and exoteric spheres, and the author of the Odes is writing out of the depth of a mystical experience which belongs to an entirely different realm.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brother Simeon Goldstein, Abbot G Burke (Swami Nirmalananda Giri)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1955046034\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781955046039\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Light of the Spirit Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/20\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.62d","brand":"Brother Simeon Goldstein","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45265140482303,"sku":"9781955046039","price":22.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7429de8d-2ce9-41e4-8555-fba5ab3883da.jpg?v=1713420267","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-odes-of-solomon-for-brother-simeon-goldstein-9781955046039","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}