Diadochus of Photiki
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It is well-established that the Jesus prayer basically takes form in early monasticism. Just a few scholars have very briefly suggested a possible connection with late antique philosophy. This article examines the early development of the... more
On the basis of liturgical manuscripts the author makes an attempt to clarify the date of liturgical commemoration of Diadochus of Photica, the exact day of which has hitherto remained controversial. The author analyzes the studies of... more
In my communication I examine the significations of the term πεῖρα, which can be encountered 20 times in the One Hundred Gnostic Chapters, being the key-notion in the closing considerations of four chapters (23, 24, 31, 32). The inherent... more
The article presents the discovery of a new manuscript containing extracts from the Syriac version of the «Hundred Chapters» of St. Diadochus of Photice. The article provides the identification of the chapters along with their incipits as... more
Variazioni sul tema di Origene (185-254): "Il Padre - lasciatemelo dire - non è impassibile... Egli ha pietà, conosce a modo suo la passione dell'amore, ha delle tenerezze che la sua sovrana maestà sembrerebbe dovergli impedire" (dalla... more
The article is dedicated to a Syriac, two Arabic and two Old Georgian translations of the Hundred Chapters by St. Diadochus. It surveys their relationship amongst themselves and the Greek original text. Two apendices contain a publication... more
Trad. din limba greacă de Ierom. Agapie Corbu, Ed. Sf. Nectarie, Arad, 2008. În contextul de ansamblu al scrierilor filocalice, opera Sfântului Diadoh reprezintă un moment important şi literalmente crucial, deoarece în el se întâlnesc... more
This paper is the second of two lectures for AIEP-IAPS's YouTube Channel. Within the theme of "the care of the soul" these lectures explore memory as a site of illness and therapy in early Christian texts of spiritual direction. In this... more
This book introduces readers to John Climacus’ Ladder of Divine Ascent, a Seventh-century monastic text of spiritual direction written in the tradition of Chalcedonian Christianity. Engagement with death provides the Ladder’s organizing... more