Evagrius of Pontus
The Gnostic Trilogy
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 1 February 2024
- ISBN 9780199997671
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages528 pages
- Size 224x165x61 mm
- Weight 862 g
- Language English 484
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Short description:
The Gnostic Trilogy is the best-known and most important work by the ascetic philosopher and teacher Evagrius of Pontus. For the first time since antiquity, this volume presents the work in its entirety, providing a fresh and comprehensive English translation of all three parts, in all their known ancient versions, both Greek and Syriac. Detailed explanatory notes, cross-references to Scripture, to ancient literature, and to Evagrius's other writings, as well as commentary on the translation techniques of the Syriac translators, provide the necessary resources for understanding this ancient and puzzling text.
MoreLong description:
The Gnostic Trilogy is the best-known and most important work by the ascetic philosopher and teacher Evagrius of Pontus. Among the writers of his age, Evagrius stands out for his short, perplexing, and absorbing aphorisms, which provide sharp insight into philosophy, Scripture, human nature, and the natural world.
The first part of the trilogy, the Praktikos (The Practiced One), provides a diagnosis and treatment of the eight tempting thoughts. It was a foundational text for monastic asceticism and was the basis for the later Seven Deadly sins tradition. The second, Gnostikos (The Knower), explains how someone who has mastered the body and mental delusions should teach others. The third, longest, and most controversial, the Kephalaia gnostika (Gnostic Chapters), ranges broadly over the origin of the universe, the nature of rational beings, and the hidden symbols of Scripture. This part was responsible for Evagrius's condemnation as a heretic and, as a result, does not survive intact in the original Greek and must be restored from ancient translations.
This volume presents the Trilogy in its entirety for the first time since antiquity and provides a fresh, comprehensive English translation of all three works, in all their known ancient versions, both Greek and Syriac. Detailed explanatory notes, cross-references to Scripture, to ancient literature, and to Evagrius's other writings, as well as commentary on the translation techniques of the Syriac translators, provide the necessary resources for understanding this significant but puzzling text.
The Gnostic Trilogy ought to become a staple in the libraries of not only all institutions of higher learning, but many private libraries as well.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Abbreviations
Praktikos
Gnostikos
Kephalaia Gnostika
Bibliography
Select Writings of Evagrius
Quotations and Direct Allusions
Cross References
