The Wisdom of Isaac of Nineveh: A Bilingual Edition / / Sebastian P. Brock.
From one of the most thought-provoking writers in the monastic tradition, this volume contains 153 short, contemplative sayings of St. Isaac of Nineveh (fl. 661-681 CE) in their original Syriac with facing English translation. St. Isaac was ordained bishop of Nineveh but resigned his post only five...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Gorgias Press Backlist eBook-Package 2001-2013 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2006] ©2006 |
| Year of Publication: | 2006 |
| Language: | Multiple |
| Series: | Texts from Christian Late Antiquity
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (0 p.) |
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| Other title: | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- TEXT AND TRANSLATION -- INDEX OF SUBJECTS |
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| Summary: | From one of the most thought-provoking writers in the monastic tradition, this volume contains 153 short, contemplative sayings of St. Isaac of Nineveh (fl. 661-681 CE) in their original Syriac with facing English translation. St. Isaac was ordained bishop of Nineveh but resigned his post only five months later and became a monastic hermit in the mountains of southeastern Iraq. This work speaks to believing Christians today as well as scholars wishing to learn more about the Eastern monastic tradition. |
| Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
| ISBN: | 9781463210687 9783111024141 9783110663037 |
| DOI: | 10.31826/9781463210687 |
| Access: | restricted access |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Sebastian P. Brock. |