| Description |
1 online resource (xxviii, 323 pages) |
| Series |
The fathers of the church, a new translation ; volume 143 |
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Fathers of the church ; v. 143.
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| Contents |
Transcription of Armenian -- Abbreviations -- Bibliography -- Preface -- Introduction: The Traditional Attributions -- Title, Headings, and Contents -- Biblical Quotations, Allusions, and Echoes -- Literary Style -- Theological Ethics and Moral Philosophy -- Authorship and Date -- The Historical Context: An Overview -- Text and Translation -- Moralia et Ascetica Armeniaca: The Oft-Repeated Discourses(Discourses 1-23) -- Appendices: Appendix I: A Prayer for When One is Caught in a Snare -- Appendix II: The Armenian Titles of the Discourses -- Appendix III: Dependency on Hermetic Texts -- Appendix IV: Some Philological Observations -- Indices: Index of Proper Names -- Subject Index -- Index of Holy Scripture |
| Summary |
"This is a collection of 23 discourses, addressed to monks, written in the Armenian language in probably the sixth century. The discourses provide instruction on the ascetic life and Christian morality, utilizing Biblical texts and theological themes that were prevalent among early Christian writers of the Eastern church. Emphases include the practice of virtue, the purification of the soul, and the attainment of union with God. In the introduction to the book, the translator provides detailed analysis of the discourses and their historical context, and in the appendices he illustrates philological and literary questions related to the discourses"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Armenian Church -- History
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| SUBJECT |
Armenian Church fast |
| Subject |
Sermons, Armenian -- Translations into English
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- Catholic.
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Sermons, Armenian
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| Genre/Form |
sermons.
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Sermons
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History
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Translations
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Sermons.
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Sermons.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Terian, Abraham, 1942- translator.
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| ISBN |
9780813234809 |
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0813234808 |
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