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Mystic Treatises (Six Treatises on the Behavior of Excellence)

by Isaac of Nineveh

Isaac of Nineveh was born in Eastern Arabia, a mixed Syriac and Arabic speaking region in Mesopotamia. When he was young he entered a monastery where he devoted his efforts to asceticism. He studied theology for a time and became involved in religious education. When the Catholicos visited him he decided to ordain Isaac as a bishop of Nineveh. However, Isaac did not like the administrative duties and retired again to the hermetical and monastic life in which struggles he eventually died. He left a number of writings on mystical subjects including these, "Six Treatises on the Behavior of Excellence," which cover the topics about how to excel in Christian perfection by becoming a more virtuous person.

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English

Original Language

Greek

Published In

1923

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Isaac of Nineveh

Qatar, Syria

Isaac of Nineveh, also known as Isaac the Syrian, was a 7th-century Christian bishop and theologian who is widely regarded as a saint in the Syrian and Ethiopian Orthodox churches. He is known for his...

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