The Life of Isaac of Alexandria & the Martyrdom of Saint Macrobius: Volume 107

by Mena of Nikiou, David N Bell (Translator)

Overview

Separated by schism from greek and latin Christians and surviving under arab-islamic suzerainty, the Church of Egypt produced insightful saints and heroic martyrs in a chapter in church history now opened to readers of English for the first time.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780879076078
Publisher:	Liturgical Press
Publication date:	11/01/1988
Series:	Cistercian Studies , #107
Edition description:	Annotated
Pages:	164
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.38(d)

About the Author

David N. Bell is professor emeritus of religious studies and dean of theology at Queen's College, St. John's, Newfoundland, and canon theologian in the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in St. John's. He is the author of a number of books published by Cistercian Publications, including Handmaid of the Lord:Mary, the Cistercians, and Armand-Jean de Rancé (CS293, 2021), Everyday Life at La Trappe under Armand-Jean de Rancé (CS274, 2018), and A Saint in the Sun: Praising Saint Bernard in the France of Louis XIV (CS271, 2017).

Table of Contents

Contents
List of Abbreviations   v
THE LIFE OF ISAAC OF ALEXANDRIA
Introduction   1
     The Historical and Theological Background   1
     The Dates of the Patriarchate of Isaac   22
     The Biography and the Biographer   26
     Notes to the Introduction   31
The Life of Isaac of Alexandria   41
     Notes to the Translation   77
THE MARTYRDOM OF SAINT MACROBIUS
Introduction
     The Historical Background   97
     The Literary Form of the Martyrdoms   102
     Notes to the Introduction   109
The Martyrdom of Saint Macrobius   111
     Notes to the Translation   128
Select Bibliography   135
Index of Proper Names   143
Index of Principal Words Discussed
    (Arabic, Coptic, Ethiopic, Greek, Latin, and Syriac)   146