John of Apamea

John of Apamea
Bornc. 5th century AD
Diedc. 5th century AD

John of Apamea (Syriac: ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܐܘܦܡܝܐ[1]), John the Solitary (Syriac: ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ, romanized: Yoḥannan Iḥidaya), or John the Solitary of Apamea was a 5th-century Syriac Christian writer from Apamea, Syria.[2][3]

His writings are strongly influenced by Evagrius Ponticus's works, which were available to him via Syriac translations of the time.[4] In turn, John of Apamea's works have influenced Isaac the Syrian, a prolific 7th-century Syriac Christian mystical writer.[5]

  1. ^ "John of Apamea". Syriaca.org. 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  2. ^ "Yoḥannan Iḥidaya". Beth Mardutho, The Syriac Institute, Gorgias Press. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  3. ^ Acosta, Dempsey Rosales (2014). From John of Apamea to Mark's Gospel. New York: Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers. ISBN 978-1-4331-2616-1.
  4. ^ Bitton-Ashkelony, Brouria (2012). ""More Interior than the Lips and the Tongue": John of Apamea and Silent Prayer in Late Antiquity". Journal of Early Christian Studies. 20 (2): 303–331. doi:10.1353/earl.2012.0011. ISSN 1086-3184.
  5. ^ Bitton-Ashkelony, Brouria (2011). "The Limit of the Mind (NOΥΣ): Pure Prayer according to Evagrius Ponticus and Isaac of Nineveh". Zeitschrift für Antikes Christentum / Journal of Ancient Christianity. 15 (2). doi:10.1515/zac.2011.15. ISSN 1612-961X.