BnF syr. 239

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• f. 1-99 The Paradise of the solitaries, or Sayings of the Fathers
• f. 100-104r Dogmatic definition of the Trinity according to the Syrian Orthodox Church
• f. 104v-107r Syrian Orthodox dogmatic definitions of the Trinity and the incarnation
• f. 107v-110r Monastic Rule of St. Anthony
• f. 110v-112r Another excerpt of the exhortations of St. Anthony
• f. 112v-119r The teaching of Abba Isaiah
• f. 119v-121 Another excerpt of Abba Isaiah
• f. 122-133r Three other excerpts on the doctrine of Abba Isaiah
• f. 133v-136r Lamentation of Abba Isaiah
• f. 136v-137r Excert of John of the Thebaid
• f. 137v-139r Excerpt from Stephen of the Thebaid
• f. 139v-141 Exerpt from the letters of St. Macarius the Great
• f. 145-148 Various excerpts of St. Macarius the Great
• f. 149-152r Another excerpt of the apophthegmata of St. Macarius the Great
• f. 152v-154r Sentences of the Fathers
• f. 154v-156r Other sentences
• f. 156v-166 Homily of Abba Pachomius
• f. 167-168 Five homilies of Abraham of Nathpar
• f. 168 Excerpts of the apophthegmata of Abba Moses
• f. 169 Discourse of Abba Moses on the thoughts
• f. 170 Discourse of Abba Moses on sadness
• f. 171-173 Twelve Discourses of St. Nilus: Spiritual Exhortations
• f. 174-175 St. Basil, Discourse on the monastic life
• f. 176 St. Basil, Excerpt from his doctrine
• f. 176-178r Excerpt from a letter of St. Basil
• f. 178v-180r Excerpts from the homillies of St. Gregory the Theologian
• f. 180v-181r Excerpt of a homily of St. Basil
• f. 181v-188 Homily of St. John Chrysostom
• f. 189-193r Homily of St. John Chrysostom on those who draw back to the world
• f. 193v-195 Homily of St. John Chrysostom on penitance and renunciation
• f. 196-203 Another homily of St. John Chrysostom on penitance
• f. 204-210r First discourse of St. Macarius the Great
• f. 210v-213r Second discourse of St. Macarius the Great: On the inner-affections of the soul and its purification
• f. 213v-216 Third discourse of St. Macarius the Great: on the necessity of combatting demons who oppose those who desire to enter into the way of truth
• f. 217-218r Letter of St. Macarius to his beloved children
• f. 218v-219r Second Letter of St. Macarius
• f. 219v-220r Third Letter of St. Macarius
• f. 220r-220v Fourth Letter of St. Macarius
• f. 220v Fifth Letter of St. Macarius
• f. 221 Sixth Letter of St. Macarius
• f. 222 Seventh Letter of St. Macarius
• f. 223 Eighth Letter of St. Macarius
• f. 223v-225r First homily of Abraham of Nathpar
• f. 225v-227r Second homily of Abraham of Nathpar
• f. 227v Third homily of Abraham of Nathpar
• f. 228-229 Fourth homily of Abraham of Nathpar
• f. 230-231r Sixth homily of Abraham of Nathpar
• f. 231v-234r Seventh homily of Abraham of Nathpar
• f. 234v On impurity and the villany of demons and the purity of the just
• f. 235-237 Letter of St. Nilus
• f. 238v-241r Various excerpts of the doctrine of Phlioxenus of Mabbug
• f. 241v-243r Discourse on simplicity
• f. 243v-248r Discourse on the fear of God
• f. 248v-252 Discourse on poverty
• f. 253-254r Discourse on mortification of the flesh and asceticism 
• f. 254v-256 Discourse on mortification of the flesh and asceticism 
• f. 257-263r Discourse on chastity
• f. 263v-265 Excerpts of the Book of Obedience
• f. 266-280r Doctrine of Abba Isaiah, explained by a disciple of Mar Isaac
• f. 280v-281r Excerpt of the doctrine of Abba Stephen of the Thebaid
• f. 282-284 Two excerpts of one anonymous author
• f. 285-287 Letter of Tyrius, addressed to a monk
• f. 288-289r Another excerpt of Tyrius
• f. 288-289r Homily on Dorotheus on the palace of the soul
• f. 291v Excerpts of the Apophthegmata Patrum
• f. 292r Excerpts of the Lamp of the Sanctuary (by Bar Hebraeus)
• f. 292v-299r Twenty-seven paragraphs on the solitary life, prayer, etc. (from Barhebraeus, The Book of the Dove)
• f. 299v-305r Excerpts from "the Spiritual old man"
• f. 307-308r Excerpts of the Apophthegmata Patrum
• f. 308v-323 Excerps from the Doctrine of Abba Mark
• f. 324-326r Excerpts from the doctrin of John of the Thebaid
• f. 326v-327r Other excerpts from the doctrine of John of the Thebaid
• f. 327v-330r Other excerpts from the doctrine of John of the Thebaid
• f. 330v-334 Another dialogue of John of the Thebaid
• f. 335-337r Another dialogue of John of the Thebaid
• f. 337v-339r Another dialogue of John of the Thebaid
• f. 339v-341r Another dialogue of John of the Thebaid
• f. 341v Another dialogue of John of the Thebaid
• f. 342 Excerpts from the Apophthegmata Patrum
• f. 343-345r Other excerpts from the Apophthegmata Patrum
• f. 345v-349 Other excerpts from the Apophthegmata Patrum
• f. 350-376 Sixth Homily of Ephrem Syrus on the fear of God
• f. 377-383r Homily of Ephrem Syrus on charity and faith, and on the second coming of Jesus Christ
• f. 383v-385r Response of Ephrem Syrus concerning penitence
• f. 385v-392 Homily of Ephrem Syrus on the end of the world and the Antichrist
• f. 393 ff. First book of the works of Isaac of Nineveh