St.GregoryofNyssa(335-394CE),whocamefromanillustriousChristianfamilyofCapadocia,becamebishopofthesmalltownofNyssain371andisknownasoneofthefoundersofmysticaltheologyintheChurch.InTheLifeofMoses,oneofthemostimportantbooksinthestudyofChristianmysticism,GregoryretellsthestoryofMoses’slifefromthebiblicalaccountinExodusandNumbersandthenrefersbacktothesestoriesasthebasisforprofoundspirituallessons.TheultimategoalofGregory’sspiritualityistostriveforinfiniteprogressinthenever-completedjourneytoGod.HisexhortationstoleadalifeofvirtuewillinspireallwhohopetoincreasetheirknowledgeandloveofGod.
