Evagrius Ponticus (345-399 AD) – Voices of the Spiritual Masters

read by Patricia McGinn

WORKS:

Epistula fidei. This was probably written around 379 in Constantinople and is possibly Evagrius’ earliest published work.^[11]^[4]^: 22^{[full citation needed]}
Rerum monachialum rationes is also an early work, though from the time Evagrius was in Egypt.
Tractatus ad Eulogium^[12] (= Treatise to the Monk Eulogius / To Eulogius) is also an early work.
The Praktikos^[13]
The Gnostikos^[9]^[14]
Kephalaia Gnostica^[15] (Problemata Gnostica)
De oratione (De oratione caputula = Chapters on Prayer) This consists of a prologue and 153 chapters.
Antirrhetikos
Institutio ad monachos (Exhortations to Monks)
Sentences for Monks
Ad virginem (Exhortation to a Virgin)
Hypotyposis
De diversis malignis cogitationibus
De magistris et disciplulis
Treatise on Various Evil Thoughts (Capita Cognoscitiva)
Protrepticus
Paraeneticus
The Chapters of the Disciples of Evagrius
62 letters
Various scholia also remain, including
- Scholia on the Psalms
- Scholia on Proverbs
- Scholia on Ecclesiastes
- Scholia on Job
Scriptural commentaries
- Commentary on the Psalms
- De Seraphim (deals with the vision of Isaiah)
- De Cherubim (deals with the vision of Ezekiel)
- Commentary on the Pater Noster
- Various ascetic treatises: De Justis et Perfectis

Although ascribed to Evagrius, these two works are considered to be of doubtful authenticity.^[10]^{: xvi–lxvii}^{[full citation needed]}^{[better source needed]}