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.
| ISBN: | 9781593333355 |
| Publication date: | 31st March 2006 |
| Author: | Isaac, Sebastian P Brock |
| Publisher: | Gorgias Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 42 pages |
| Series: | Texts from Christian Late Antiquity |
| Genres: |
Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Churches Judaism |