On Ascetical Life (English and Syriac Edition)
By: Isaac of Nineveh
4.36
Format: 120 pages, Paperback
On Ascetical Life Isaac of Nineveh was a native of Bet Qatraye near present-day Bahrain on the Pers…
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6. Reflections on the Psalms
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7. The Life of Moses
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20. On Ascetical Life (English and Syriac Edition)
By: Isaac of Nineveh
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Format: 120 pages, Paperback
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21. On the Mystical Life: The Ethical Discourses : On Virtue and Christian Life Vol. 2
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