Abba Isaiah of Scetis - Ascetic DiscoursesTranslated, with an Introduction and Notes, by John Chryssavgis and Pachomios (Robert) Penkett Written in the fifth century, during one of the most formative periods of christian monasticism in Egypt and Palestine, The Ascetic Discourses show a strong influence of the Scripture, both Old and New, and of Early monastic writers. They are marked by a faithfulness to tradition, yet equally by a note of originality distinctive to the Gaza region. Abba

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For the translator these writings provided a source of consolation and encouragement during her husband’s lengthy illness and eventual death

the Mother of God and the saints who pray for us

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