Dadisho'
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Dadisho` was an East Syriac writer of the late 7th century. Like Isaac the Syrian, he originated from Beth Qatrayem and was later connected with the monastery of Rabban Shabur.[1]
His surviving works include:
- Commentary on the Asceticon of Abba Isaiah [[[FT]]]
- Commentary on the Paradise of the Egyptian Fathers, compiled by `Enanisho`. This work has never been published, other than a few extracts.
- On the Solitude of the Seven Weeks [[[ET]]]. This deals with the theme of stillness (hesychia) during solitary retreats lasting seven weeks.
- Various other shorter texts on the spiritual life. [[[ET]]].
Bibliography
- Commentary on Abba Isaiah's Asceticon: [[[FT]] by R. Draguet, CSCO Syr. 144-5 (1972)
- On Seven Weeks etc: A. Mingana, Early Christian Mystics, 1934.
References
- ↑ Sebastian Brock, A brief outline of Syriac literature, Moran Etho 9, p.56 and 135.
