Isaac of Antioch
Isaac of Antioch († 460 ) is a Christian theologian of antiquity. Almost nothing is known of his life. He has written 67 homilies on dogmatic and ascetic questions in the Syrian language . In the course of church history, there were frequent confusions with Isaac of Nineveh and Isaac Abbot on Monte Luco.
literature
Translations
- Gustav Bickell (ed.): Selected poems by the Syrian church fathers. Cyrillonas, Isaak of Antioch and Jacob von Sarug ( Library of the Church Fathers , Volume 77), Kempten 1872.
- S. Landersdorfer (Ed.): Selected writings by the Syrian poets Cyrillonas, Isaak von Antioch and Jakob von Sarug ( Library of the Church Fathers , 2nd row, Volume 6), Kempten 1912.
Secondary literature
- Peter Bruns : Isaac of Antioch . In: Walter Kasper (Ed.): Lexicon for Theology and Church . 3. Edition. tape 5 . Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau 1996, Sp. 607 . (1996)
- Hubert Kaufhold: Isaac of Antioch . In: Religion Past and Present (RGG). 4th edition. Volume 4, Mohr-Siebeck, Tübingen 2001, Sp. 243.
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| SURNAME | Isaac of Antioch |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Christian theologian of antiquity |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th century or 5th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 460 |