Cyriacus of Tagrit and his Book on Divine Providence

Cyriacus of Tagrit was patriarch of the Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch between 793 and 817 under the Abbasid Caliphate, a turbulent and divided period in the history of his church in the Middle East. This work, for the first time, collects together and provides a critical edition and annotated English translation of all of his extant and accessible writings. The book focuses on his major composition, The Book on Divine Providence. Table of Contents Preface Abbreviations Part 1: Introductory Considerations 1.1. Introduction 1.2. Sources Part II: Historical Impact 2.1. Cyriacus’ Life Part III: Cyriacus′ BDP Within The Syriac Tradition 3.1. Divine Providence 3.2. A Bird’s-Eye View of Cyriacus’ BDP 3.3. Free Will and Predestination 3.4. Eschatology: The Middle State of Souls 3.5. Apocalypse Part IV: Named Theological Sources Of Cyriacus' BDP 4.1. Patristic Citations in the BDP Part V: Concluding Reflections 5.1. Conclusion 5.2. Bibliography 5.3. Cyriacus in Art 5.4 Index