Barlaam and Ioasaph
A Christian narrative of the prince Ioasaph and his teacher Barlaam, interwoven with parables and extended teaching on faith, detachment and the ascetic life. This Loeb edition presents Greek with Woodward and Mattingly’s English translation and a historical introduction discussing the text’s sources and attribution.
Greek · English1 edition
Available edition
Available edition
Book languageGreek · English
William Heinemann / Harvard University Press · 1914; reprint 1937
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Key themes
- Faith and conversion
- Parables and spiritual instruction
- Ascetic life
Questions for your reading
- How do the parables shape Ioasaph’s understanding of worldly attachments?
- How are Christian belief and ascetic practice connected in the story?
