The monastic school of Gaza /

The monastic school of Gaza /

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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Main Author: Bitton-Ashkelony, Bruria.

Other Authors: Kofsky, Arieh.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2005.

Series: Vigiliae Christianae, Supplements 78.
Vigiliae Christianae Supplements Online, ISBN: 9789004308961.

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Orthodox Eastern monasticism and religious orders > Gaza Strip > Gaza > History > Early church, ca. 30-600.
Monastic and religious life > Gaza Strip > Gaza > History > Early church, ca. 30-600.
Gaza > Church history.

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Call Number: BX385 .B58 2005

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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.