The monastic school of Gaza /

The monastic school of Gaza / / Brouria Bitton-Ashkelony and Aryeh Kofsky.

This book studies one of the most striking chapters in the history of late antique monastic culture, provided by the monastic legacy of Gaza. A monastic intellectual community flourished in the region of Gaza from the fourth to the seventh century, producing a wealth of literary works. In this diver...

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Superior document:Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae, v. 78
:
Bitton-Ashkelony, Bruria.
TeilnehmendeR:
Kofsky, Arieh.
Place / Publishing House:Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2005.
Year of Publication:2005
Language:English
Series:Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae, v. 78
Vigiliae Christianae, Supplements 78.
Physical Description:1 online resource (249 p. )
Notes:Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary material
  • INTRODUCTION
  • THE BIRTH AND GROWTH OF A MONASTIC CENTRE
  • PETER THE IBERIAN AND THE ANTI-CHALCEDONIAN RESISTANCE IN PALESTINE
  • PETER THE IBERIAN: IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF MOSES
  • THE INVISIBLE HOLY MEN: BARSANUPHIUS AND JOHN
  • COUNSELING THROUGH ENIGMAS
  • THE USEFULNESS OF SIN
  • THE NECESSITY OF PENITENCE, BEAR ONE ANOTHER’S BURDENS (GAL. 6:2)
  • SPIRITUAL EXERCISES: THE CONTINUOUS CONVERSATION OF THE MIND WITH GOD
  • DAILY LIFE
  • SOCIAL INTERACTION
  • THE FATE OF THE ANTI-CHALCEDONIAN COMMUNITY
  • CONCLUSION
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX OF NAMES AND SUBJECTS.

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