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Isaac of Nineveh's Ascetical Eschatology (Oxford Early Christian Studies)
Jason Scully
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hardcover. This volume discusses the development of Isaac of Nineveh's eschatology through an examination of his use of Syriac source material. Series: Oxford Early Christian Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC1; HRCM; HRCS; HRCV. Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Isaac of Nineveh's Ascetical Eschatology demonstrates that Isaac's eschatology is an original synthesis based on ideas garnered from a distinctively Syriac cultural milieu. Jason Scully investigates six sources relevant to the study of Isaac's Syriac source material and cultural heritage. These include ideas adapted from Syriac authors like Ephrem, John the Solitary, and Narsai, but also adapted from the Syriac versions of texts originally written in Greek, like Evagrius's Gnostic Chapters, Pseudo-Dionysius's Mystical Theology, and the Pseudo-Macarian homilies. Isaac's eschatological synthesis of this material is a sophisticated discourse on the psychological transformation that occurs when the mind has an experience ... Read more
Isaac of Nineveh's Ascetical Eschatology demonstrates that Isaac's eschatology is an original synthesis based on ideas garnered from a distinctively Syriac cultural milieu. Jason Scully investigates six sources relevant to the study of Isaac's Syriac source material and cultural heritage. These include ideas adapted from Syriac authors like Ephrem, John the Solitary, and Narsai, but also adapted from the Syriac versions of texts originally written in Greek, like Evagrius's Gnostic Chapters, Pseudo-Dionysius's Mystical Theology, and the Pseudo-Macarian homilies. Isaac's eschatological synthesis of this material is a sophisticated discourse on the psychological transformation that occurs when the mind has an experience ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
OUP Oxford United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
Oxford Early Christian Studies
Number of Pages
212
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198803584
SKU
V9780198803584
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About Jason Scully
Jason Scully is Teaching Fellow at Seton Hall University. His research focuses on the history of theology from the patristic and medieval time periods.
Reviews for Isaac of Nineveh's Ascetical Eschatology (Oxford Early Christian Studies)
With this study, students of Isaac have a solid foundation to build on. There remains much to be discovered and studied—Isaac deserves to be counted among the major voices in the Christian ascetic tradition. His voice is uniquely his, and it is relevant in numerous ongoing discussions and, dare I say, in the continuing human quest to understand ourselves, the ... Read more