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Mystic Treatises (Six Treatises on the Behavior of Excellence)

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Isaac of Nineveh was born in Eastern Arabia, a mixed Syriac and Arabic speaking region in Mesopotamia. When he was young he entered a monastery where he devoted his efforts to asceticism. He studied theology for a time and became involved in religious education. When the Catholicos visited him he decided to ordain Isaac as a bishop of Nineveh. However, Isaac did not like the administrative duties and retired again to the hermetical and monastic life in which struggles he eventually died. He left a number of writings on mystical subjects including these, "Six Treatises on the Behavior of Excellence," which cover the topics about how to excel in Christian perfection by becoming a more virtuous person. (Summary by ancientchristian) (2 hr 44 min)

Chapters

Treatise 1

15:46

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Treatise 2

16:02

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Treatise 3

34:57

Read by Ann Boulais

Treatise 4

33:37

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Treatise 5

33:36

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Treatise 6

30:36

Read by Ann Boulais