Discourses of Philoxenos of Mabbug

A New Translation and Introduction

AvRobert A. Kitchen

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

Del 235 i serien Cistercian Studies Series

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Beskrivning

The thirteen Discourses of Philoxenos of Mabbug (445-523) were delivered to new monks at a monastery under his episcopal care. Written in elegant Syriac, the Discourses deal with the fundamentals of the monastic and ascetic life-faith, simplicity, fear of God, renunciation, and the struggle against the demons of gluttony and fornication. This is Philoxenos's longest work and his most popular. It avoids the strident character of his letters and commentaries that were composed to advance the anti-Chalcedonian movement.This is the first English translation of an important Syriac text since the 1894 translation, now difficult to find. The introduction to this translation of the Discourses takes into account the scholarly work done and the books and articles published about Philoxenos in the past half century. There are no other titles in English that deal with the Discourses in this depth.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2014-01-06
Mått:141 x 216 x 32 mm
Vikt:686 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Cistercian Studies Series
Antal sidor:592
Förlag:Liturgical Press
ISBN:9780879071356
Översättare:Robert A. Kitchen

Utforska kategorier

Biblar inom Filosofi och religion
Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Kristendom inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Robert A. Kitchen is a minister of Knox-Metropolitan United Church, Regina, Saskatchewan. He read for the D.Phil at Oxford in Syriac literature under the supervision of Sebastian P. Brock. With Martien F. G. Parmentier, Robert A. Kitchen translated and introduced The Book of Steps: The Syriac Liber Graduum, CS 196 (Kalamazoo, MI: Cistercian, 2004).

Innehållsförteckning

ContentsPreface viiIntroduction to the Discourses of Philoxenos of Mabbug xiiiList of Abbreviations lxxxMēmrā 1: Introduction 1Mēmrā 2: On Faith 18Mēmrā 3: On Faith 39Mēmrā 4: On Simplicity 56Mēmrā 5: On Simplicity 95Mēmrā 6: On the Fear of God 126Mēmrā 7: On the Fear of God 151Mēmrā 8: On Renunciation of the World 176Mēmrā 9: On Renunciation of the World 203Mēmrā 10: On Gluttony 275Mēmrā 11: On Asceticism 327Mēmrā 12: On Fornication 386Mēmrā 13: On Fornication 428Bibliography 489Biblical References 502Index of Topics 509