Cyril of Scythopolis: The Lives of the Monks of Paulestine (Revised)

Name: Cyril of Scythopolis: The Lives of the Monks of Paulestine (Revised)
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ISBN: 9780879079147

By: R.M. Price, John Binns

Cistercian Publications Inc / 1991 / Paperback

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Title: Cyril of Scythopolis: The Lives of the Monks of Paulestine (Revised)
By: R.M. Price, John Binns
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 306
Vendor: Cistercian Publications Inc
Publication Date: 1991

Dimensions: 8.50 X 5.50 (inches)
Weight: 2 pounds
ISBN: 0879079142
ISBN-13: 9780879079147
Stock No: WW079147

Publisher's Description

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During the later fifth and early sixth centuries the most creative developments in Eastern Christian monasticism occurred not in Egypt or in Syria, but in Palestine, through the work of St Euthymius and St Sabas. Cyril recounts their lives with striking vividness. He writes as an insider, basing himself carefully on the evidence of those who knew the two saints personally and describing with unusual topographical accuracy the monastic world in which he was himself living.

Author Bio

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R.M. Price, a priest of the Westminster Dioceses, lectured on the History of Christianity at Heythrop College, University of London.

Editorial Reviews

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Highly recommended for librarians and scholars interested in the histories of Palestinian monasticism and the Jerusalem church when they were at the height of their power and prestige.

Theological Studies

"This is a primacy source of genuine value, highly influential in later Orthodox history, that brings to life a key period in the evolution of the monastic life."
Bishop Kallistos {Ware} of Diokleia
"This is a significant work for several reasons. First, it deals with the period when the monasteries outside of Jerusalem developed from very modest beginnings into a mass movement... It is especially valuable for the historical, chronological, and topographical details Cyril provides about the period... Highly recommended for librarians and scholars interested in the histories of Palestinian monasticism and the Jerusalem church when they were at the height of their power and prestige."
Theological Studies
"This book belongs in every college, seminary, and university library."
Religious Studies Review