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His surviving works include: | His surviving works include: | ||
| − | * Commentary on the Asceticon of Abba Isaiah | + | * Commentary on the Asceticon of Abba Isaiah [[FT]] |
* Commentary on the Paradise of the Egyptian Fathers, compiled by `Enanisho`. This work has never been published, other than a few extracts. | * Commentary on the Paradise of the Egyptian Fathers, compiled by `Enanisho`. This work has never been published, other than a few extracts. | ||
| − | * ''On the Solitude of the Seven Weeks'' | + | * ''On the Solitude of the Seven Weeks'' [[ET]]. This deals with the theme of stillness (''hesychia'') during solitary retreats lasting seven weeks. |
| − | * Various other shorter texts on the spiritual life. | + | * Various other shorter texts on the spiritual life. [[ET]]. |
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| − | * Commentary on Abba Isaiah's Asceticon: | + | * Commentary on Abba Isaiah's Asceticon: [[FT]] by R. Draguet, CSCO Syr. 144-5 (1972) |
* On Seven Weeks etc: A. Mingana, ''Early Christian Mystics'', 1934. | * On Seven Weeks etc: A. Mingana, ''Early Christian Mystics'', 1934. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
Latest revision as of 16:56, 25 May 2011
Dadisho` was an East Syriac writer of the late 7th century. Like Isaac the Syrian, he originated from Beth Qatrayem and was later connected with the monastery of Rabban Shabur.[1]
His surviving works include:
- Commentary on the Asceticon of Abba Isaiah FT
- Commentary on the Paradise of the Egyptian Fathers, compiled by `Enanisho`. This work has never been published, other than a few extracts.
- On the Solitude of the Seven Weeks ET. This deals with the theme of stillness (hesychia) during solitary retreats lasting seven weeks.
- Various other shorter texts on the spiritual life. ET.
Bibliography
- Commentary on Abba Isaiah's Asceticon: FT by R. Draguet, CSCO Syr. 144-5 (1972)
- On Seven Weeks etc: A. Mingana, Early Christian Mystics, 1934.
References
- ↑ Sebastian Brock, A brief outline of Syriac literature, Moran Etho 9, p.56 and 135.
