The Syriac Fathers on Prayer and the Spiritual Life

ABBREVIATIONS
PREFACE
GENERAL INTRODUCTION
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY AND SOURCES
I. APHRAHAT (mid fourth century)
Introduction
Translation: Demonstration IV, On Prayer
II. EPHREM (d. 373)
Introduction
Translations: (1) Hymns on Faith, no XX (2) Armenian Hymns, no I
III. BOOK OF STEPS (late fourth century) Introduction
Translations: (1) Discourse XII, On the
ministry of the hidden and the manifest church (2) Discourse XVIII, On the prayer of tears
IV. EVAGRIUS (d. 399)
Introduction
Translation: Admonition on prayer
V. JOHN OF APAMEA (first half of fifth century) Introduction
Translation: Letter to Hesychius
VI. PHILOXENUS OF MABBUG (d. 523) 101-133
Introduction
Translations: (1) On the indwelling of the Holy Spirit
(2)-(4) Excerpts on prayer
VII. BABAI (early sixth century?) 135-165
Introduction
Translation: Letter to Cyriacus
VIII. ANONYMOUS I (sixth century?) 167-177
Introduction
Translation: On prayer
IX. ANONYMOUS II (sixth/seventh century?) 179-185
Introduction
Translation: On prayer
X. ABRAHAM OF NATHPAR (fl. c. 600) 187-196
Introduction
Translation: On prayer
XI. MARTYRIUS (SAHDONA) 197-239
(first half of seventh century)
Introduction
Translation: On the Office, on prayer, vigils and reading the Bible
XII. ISAAC OF NINEVEH 241-301
(second half of seventh century)
Introduction
Translations: (1) Excerpts from 'Part I’
(2) Discourse XXII, from 'Part I’
(3) Chapters on prayer, from
Part II’
(4) -(5) Discourses, from ‘Part II’
XIII. DADISHO (second half of seventh century) 303-312
Introduction
Translation: On pure prayer
XIV. JOSEPH THE VISIONARY (ABDISHO) 313-325
(eighth century)
Introduction
Translations: (1) On spiritual prayer
(2)On the stirrings of the mind during prayer
XV. JOHN THE ELDER (JOHN OF DALYATHA) 327-338 (eighth century)
Introduction Translations: (1) Letter 5 (2) Letter 12
APPENDIX: PRAYERS OF THE MYSTICS 339-364
Introduction
Translations: (1) John of Apamea
(2) Isaac of Nineveh
(3) Joseph the Visionary
(4) John the Elder
CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE INDEX OF BIBLICAL REFERENCES SUBJECT INDEX