| Description |
ix, 336 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-321) and indexes. |
| Contents |
I. The Desert Hermeneutic in Its Setting. 1. Introduction: Toward a Desert Hermeneutic. 2. Scripture and the Quest for Holiness in Late Antiquity. 3. The Sayings of the Desert Fathers -- II. Approaches to the Word in the Desert. 4. The Use of Scripture in the Desert. 5. Words and Praxis -- III. The Word Realized. 6. Eschatology, Penthos, and the Struggle against Evil. 7. Renunciation, Freedom from Care, and the Recovery of Paradise. 8. The Humble Way of Christ. 9. The Commandment of Love -- Appendix: Biblical Texts Cited in Cotelier's Greek Text and in Modern Translations of the Sayings -- Index of Biblical Citations. |
| Subject |
Monasticism and religious orders -- Egypt -- History.
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Monasticism and religious orders -- History -- Early church, approximately 30-600.
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Egypt -- Church history.
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| Indexed Term |
Monasticism History |
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Egypt |
| ISBN |
0195066146 alkaline paper |
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9780195066142 alkaline paper |
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0195083334 paperback |
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9780195083330 paperback |
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