To Train His Soul in Books: Syriac Asceticism in Early Christianity by Monica J. Blanchard, Robin Darling Young

To Train His Soul in Books: Syriac Asceticism in Early Christianity

Monica J. Blanchard, Robin Darling Young

248 pages first pub 2011 (editions)

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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...

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