: Sebastian P. Brock
: The Wisdom of Isaac of Nineveh: A Bilingual Edition Wisdom of Isaac of Nineveh: A Bilingual Edition
: Gorgias Press
: 9781463210687
: Texts from Christian Late Antiquity
: 1
: CHF 24.80
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: Allgemeines, Lexika
: 100
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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.