To Train His Soul in Books: Syriac Asceticism in Early Christianity
ISBN: 9780813219110
Platform/Publisher: JSTOR / Catholic University of America Press
Digital rights: Users: unlimited; Printing: chapter; Download: chapter
Subjects: Asceticism--History -- Early church ca. 30–600; Ephraem Syrus Saint 303–373; Syrian Church -- History;

To Train His Soul in Books explores numerous aspects of this rich religious culture, extending previous lines of scholarly investigation and demonstrating the activity of Syriac-speaking scribes and translators busy assembling books for the training of biblical interpreters, ascetics, and learned clergy.


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