Early Christian Lives

Häftad, Engelska, 1998

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Beskrivning

Written between the mid-fourth and late sixth centuries to commemorate and glorify the achievements of early Christian saints, these six biographies depict men who devoted themselves to solitude, poverty and prayer. Athanasius records Antony's extreme seclusion in the Egyptian desert, despite temptation by the devil and visits from his followers. Jerome also shows those who fled persecution or withdrew from society to pursue lives of chastity and asceticism in his accounts of Paul of Thebes, Hilarion and Malchus. In his Life of Martin, Sulpicius Severus describes the achievements of a man who combined the roles of monk, bishop and missionary, while Gregory the Great tells of Benedict, whose Rule became the template for monastic life. Full of vivid incidents and astonishing miracles, these Lives have provided inspiration as models for centuries of Christian worship.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1998-01-29
Mått:129 x 197 x 16 mm
Vikt:215 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:288
Förlag:Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN:9780140435269
Översättare:White, Carolinne

Utforska kategorier

Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Essäer inom Skönlitteratur
Kristendom inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Carolinne White tutors in patristic and medieval Latin at Oxford University and has published a translation of the correspondence between St Jerome and St Augustine of Hippo (1990).CAROLINNE WHITE works at St Hugh's College, Oxford, dividing her time between research projects and tutoring in patristic and medieval Latin. She has worked on many projects in her field, and published several works, and now lives in north Oxfordshire.Carolinne White divides her time between research projects and tutoring in patristic and medieval Latin at Oxford University. She has worked on the supplement to the Liddell and Scott Greek Lexicon and the Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources and has published a translation of the correspondence between St Jerome and St Augustine of Hippo (1990) alongside other work.

Innehållsförteckning

ChronologyMap of the World of Antony, Paul, Hilarion, Malchus, Martin and BenedictGeneral Introduction:The Early Development of MonasticismThe Writing of Biography: Pagan Past and Christian FuturePrincipal Primary Sources relating to Early MonasticismThe Saints in IconographyTranslation Past and PresentFurther ReadingEarly Christian LivesLife of Antony by AthanasiusLife of Paul of Thebes by JeromeLife of Hilarion by JeromeLife of Malchus by JeromeLife of Martin of Tours by Sulpicius SeverusLife of Benedict by Gregory the GreatNotes