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To Train His Soul in Books - Syriac Asceticism in Early Christianity (Hardcover, New)
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To Train His Soul in Books - Syriac Asceticism in Early Christianity (Hardcover, New)
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Flourishing from the inland cities of Syria down through the Tigris
and Euphrates valley, Syriac speakers in late antiquity created a
new and often brilliant expression of Christian culture. Although
the origins of their traditions are notoriously difficult to trace,
authors of fourth-century Syrian communities achieved sophisticated
forms of expression whose content little resembles the Christian
culture of their neighbours to the west. From the fourth through
the seventh centuries they achieved religious works of great beauty
and complexity. Increasing interest in Syriac Christianity has
prompted recent translations and studies. To Train His Soul in
Books explores numerous aspects of this rich religious culture,
extending previous lines of scholarly investigation and
demonstrating the activity of Syriac-speaking scribes and
translators busy assembling books for the training of biblical
interpreters, ascetics, and learned clergy. Befitting an intensely
literary culture, it begins with the development of Syriac
poetry--the genre beloved by Ephrem and other, anonymous authors.
It considers the long tradition of Aramaic and Syriac words for the
chronic condition of sin, and explores the dimensions of the
immense work of Syriac translators with a study of the Syriac life
of Athanasius. Essays consider the activity of learned ascetics,
with a proposal of the likely monastic origin of the Apocalypse of
Daniel; the goal and concept of renunciation; and the changes rung
by Syriac-speaking ascetics on the daily reality of housekeeping.
Also included in the volume are two essays on the influence of
Syriac literary culture on Greek traditions, and in turn ascetic
life. Finally, an original poem in Syriac demonstrates the
continuing vitality of this culture, both in its homeland and in
the Diaspora. These essays seek to extend and honour the work of
renowned scholar and pillar of the Department of Semitic and
Egyptian Languages at the Catholic University of America, Sidney H.
Griffith.
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