The divine vision in Isaac of Niniveh and the East Syriac Christology
The divine vision in Isaac of Niniveh and the East Syriac Christology

Summary/Abstract: One of the most important themes in Isaac of Niniveh’s discourses is the concept of divine vision. His ascetic endeavor aims to experiencing the presence of God, described as theoria (stupor), vision, or wonder. So that to picture this process Isaac makes an interesting synthesis between Evagrius, Theodore of Mopsuestia and John the Solitary (eventually also Pseudo Macarius). The concept of vision has been largely discussed in the frame of the dyophysite Christology of the East Syriac of the 7-8th century. That specific theological context reveals various debates between an academic scholastic theology and a monastic charismatic theology, concentrated directly on the problem of spiritual life. The aim of this research points to identifying the relation between the concept of divine vision at Isaac of Niniveh and the official theology in the East Syriac Church of that specific time.

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