This edition of Mar Jacob of Sarug s d 521 homily on Pentecost draws a comparison between the Upper Room where the disciples receive the Holy Spirt and the Tower of Babel The division of the tongues at Babel was a sign that the Good News would be spoken in all tongues The One who divided the tongues at Babel gave the tongues of fire as well The volume constitutes a fascicle of The Metrical Homilies of Mar Jacob of Sarug which when complete will contain the original Syriac text of Jacob s surviving sermons fully vocalized alongside an annotated English translation