The Discourses of Philoxenos of Mabbug: A New Translation and Introduction Volume 235

by Philoxenos of Mabbug

The thirteen Discourses of Philoxenos of Mabbug (445-523) were delivered to new monks at a monastery under his episcopal care. Written in elegant Syriac, the Discourses deal with the fundamentals of the monastic and ascetic life-faith, simplicity, fear of God, renunciation, and the struggle against the demons of gluttony and fornication. This is Philoxenos's longest work and his most popular. It avoids the strident character of his...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879071354
• ISBN13: 9780879071356
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Liturgical Press
• Length: 592 Pages
• Weight: 1.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.6" x 8.5"