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Autore |
Burton-Christie Douglas |
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Titolo |
The Word in the desert : scripture and the quest for holiness in early Christian monasticism [[electronic resource]] |
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New York ; , : Oxford University Press, , 2023 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-774197-5 |
1-4294-0774-3 |
1-280-52688-2 |
0-19-535941-0 |
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Edizione |
[New Edition] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xv, 294 pages) |
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Collana |
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Oxford scholarship online |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Monasticism and religious orders - Egypt - History |
Monasticism and religious orders - History - Early church, ca. 30-600 |
Egypt Church history |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Previously issued in print: 1993. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-321) and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Abbreviations; Author's Note; 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; Epilogue |
Appendix: Biblical Texts Cited in Cotelier's Greek Text and in Modern Translations of the Sayings; Selected Bibliography; Index of Biblical Citations; OLD TESTAMENT; NEW TESTAMENT; General Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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An investigation of the retreat to the desert and the growth of monasticism in 4th-century AD Egypt, which has been recognized as a significant movement of early Christianity. The text focuses on the ways in which the desert saints interpreted and appropriated the Scripture. |
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