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A study of the ascetic teaching of 7th century writer Isaac of Nineveh (Isaac the Syrian), a popular figure in Eastern Christain tradition. Hagman uses Isaac's writings to argue that asceticism is not about punishing the body, but is a way to use the body to communicate the Christian message to society.

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This text is a fresh and edifying reading of Origens extant literary corpus. * Jonathan J. Armstrong, The Journal of Theological Studies, *

Table of Contents
1. Introduction ; 2. Isaac of Ninevah ; 3. The Concept of the Body ; 4. Uses of the Term 'The World' ; 5. Fear as the Existential Background of Asceticism ; 6. Ascetic Practice ; 7. Ecstacy, Spiritual Knowledge, and Humility ; 8. Isaac's Eschatology ; 9. Asceticism and Society ; Appendix: The Modern Study of Isaac of Ninevah

The Asceticism of Isaac of Nineveh Oxford Early Christian Studies

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      Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
      Publication Date: 10/21/2010 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780199593194, 978-0199593194
      ISBN10: 0199593191
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A study of the ascetic teaching of 7th century writer Isaac of Nineveh (Isaac the Syrian), a popular figure in Eastern Christain tradition. Hagman uses Isaac's writings to argue that asceticism is not about punishing the body, but is a way to use the body to communicate the Christian message to society.

      Trade Review
      This text is a fresh and edifying reading of Origens extant literary corpus. * Jonathan J. Armstrong, The Journal of Theological Studies, *

      Table of Contents
      1. Introduction ; 2. Isaac of Ninevah ; 3. The Concept of the Body ; 4. Uses of the Term 'The World' ; 5. Fear as the Existential Background of Asceticism ; 6. Ascetic Practice ; 7. Ecstacy, Spiritual Knowledge, and Humility ; 8. Isaac's Eschatology ; 9. Asceticism and Society ; Appendix: The Modern Study of Isaac of Ninevah

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