Syriac Fathers on Prayer and the Spiritual Life

Name: Syriac Fathers on Prayer and the Spiritual Life
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ISBN: 9780879079017

ISBN-10: 0879079010

ISBN-13: 9780879079017

Edition: 1988

Authors: Sebastian P. Brock, Sebastian P. Brock

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Description:

The textbook and pulpit notion that all Christendom is divided between Greek East and Latin West overlooks an ancient and still continuing third stream of tradition: Syriac Christianity.

Book details

List price: $39.95
Copyright year: 1988
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Publication date: 11/1/1987
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 434
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 1.06" tall
Weight: 1.430



Abbreviations


Preface


General Introduction


Select Bibliography and Sources



Aphrahat (mid fourth century)


Introduction


Translation


Demonstration IV, On Prayer



Ephrem (d. 373)


Introduction


Translations



Hymns on Faith, no XX



Armenian Hymns, no I



Book of Steps (late fourth century)


Introduction


Translations



Discourse XII, On the ministry of the hidden and the manifest church



Discourse XVIII, On the prayer of tears



Evagrius (d. 399)


Introduction


Translation


Admonition on prayer



John of Apamea (first half of fifth century)


Introduction


Translation


Letter to Hesychius



Philoxenus of Mabbug (d. 523)


Introduction


Translations



On the indwelling of the Holy Spirit



Excerpts on prayer



Babai (early sixth century?)


Introduction


Translation


Letter to Cyriacus



Anonymous I (sixth century?)


Introduction


Translation


On prayer



Anonymous II (sixth/seventh century?)


Introduction


Translation


On prayer



Abraham of Nathpar (fl. c. 600)


Introduction


Translation


On prayer



Martyrius (Sahdona) (first half of seventh century)


Introduction


Translation


On the Office, on prayer, vigils and reading the Bible



Isaac of Nineveh (second half of seventh century)


Introduction


Translations



Excerpts from 'Part I'



Discourse XXII, from 'Part I'



Chapters on prayer, from 'Part II'



Discourses, from 'Part II'



Dadisho (second half of seventh century)


Introduction


Translation


On pure prayer



Joseph the Visionary (Abdisho) (eighth century)


Introduction


Translations



On spiritual prayer



On the stirrings of the mind during prayer



John the Elder (John of Dalyatha) (eighth century)


Introduction


Translations



Letter 5



Letter 12



Prayers of the Mystics


Introduction


Translations



John of Apamea



Isaac of Nineveh



Joseph the Visionary



John the Elder


Chronological Table


Index of Biblical References


Subject Index