The Ascetical Homilies of Isaac the Syrian

The Ascetical Homilies
1374 Greek translation of Isaac the Syrian's The Ascetical Homilies (Greek Manuscripts 409). Manuscript located at Saint Catherine's Monastery, Sinai.
AuthorIsaac the Syrian
LanguageSyriac
GenreHesychasm, asceticism
Publishedc. 688
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The Ascetical Homilies of Isaac the Syrian is a collection of homilies on the topic of Christian asceticism and prayer, written c. 688 by Saint Isaac the Syrian.[1]

  1. ^ Holy Transfiguration Monastery 2020, p. 56.