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100	1		_aBurton-Christie, Douglas _eAuthor.
245	1	4	_aThe Word in the Desert _h[electronic resource]: _bScripture and the Quest for Holiness in Early Christian Monasticism.
260			_aNew York : _bOxford University Press, Incorporated _cFeb. 1993.
300			_a352 p. _bill _c08.250 x 05.500 in.
506			_aAvailable for distribution in: USA, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, UNITED KINGDOM, SOUTH AFRICA, NEW ZEALAND.
520	8		_aAnnotation _bThe growing scholarly attention in recent years to the religious world of late antiquity has focused new attention on the quest for holiness by the strange, compelling, often obscure early Christian monks known as the desert fathers. Yet until now, little attention has been given to one of themost vital dimensions of their spirituality: their astute, penetrating interpretation of Scripture. Rooted in solitude, cultivated in an atmosphere of silence, oriented toward the practical appropriation of the sacred texts, the desert fathers' hermeneutic profoundly shaped every aspect of theirlives and became a significant part of their legacy. This book explores the setting within which the early monastic movement emerged, the interpretive process at the center of the desert fathers' quest for holiness, and the intricate patterns of meaning woven into their words and their lives.
521			_aCollege Audience _bOxford University Press, Incorporated.
538			_aAvailable electronically via the Internet.
653			_aMonasticism and Religious Orders
653			_aReligion
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