The Canons Of Our Fathers: Monastic Rules Of Shenoute (Oxford Early Christian Studies)

This book is the first publication of a very early set of Christian monastic rules from Roman Egypt, accompanied by four preliminary chapters discussing their historical and social context and their character as rules. These rules were found quoted in the writings of the great Egyptian monastic leader Shenoute.

• | Author: Bentley Layton
• | Publisher: Oxford University Press
• | Publication Date: Nov 04, 2014
• | Number of Pages: 384 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 0199582637
• | ISBN-13: 9780199582631