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Mystic Treatises (Six Treatises on the Behavior of Excellence)

Isaac of Nineveh (613 - 700)
Translated by Arent Jan Wensinck (1882 - 1939)

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. (Summary by ancientchristian)

Genre(s): Christianity - Other

Language: English

Keyword(s): christian (178), early church (32), monk (12), mystical (7), syrian (1)