The Word in the Desert
Burton-Christie, Douglas
The Word in the Desert Scripture and the Quest for Holiness in Early Christian Monasticism - Oxford Oxford University Press 1993 - 336p
includes index and biblioraphy
I The Desert Hermeneutic in Its Setting Introduction: Toward a Desert Hermeneutic, 3 Scripture and the Quest for Holiness in Late Antiquity, 33 The Sayings of the Desert Fathers, 76 II Approaches to the Word in the Desert The Use of Scripture in the Desert, 107 Words and Praxis. 134 III The Word Realized Eschatology, Penthos, and the Struggle against Evil, 181 Renunciation. Freedom from Care, and the Recovery of Paradise, 213 The Humble Way of Christ, 236 The Commandment of Love, 261
0195083334 2462
J51.1 / B953
The Word in the Desert Scripture and the Quest for Holiness in Early Christian Monasticism - Oxford Oxford University Press 1993 - 336p
includes index and biblioraphy
I The Desert Hermeneutic in Its Setting Introduction: Toward a Desert Hermeneutic, 3 Scripture and the Quest for Holiness in Late Antiquity, 33 The Sayings of the Desert Fathers, 76 II Approaches to the Word in the Desert The Use of Scripture in the Desert, 107 Words and Praxis. 134 III The Word Realized Eschatology, Penthos, and the Struggle against Evil, 181 Renunciation. Freedom from Care, and the Recovery of Paradise, 213 The Humble Way of Christ, 236 The Commandment of Love, 261
0195083334 2462
J51.1 / B953