| 59. Evagrius Ponticus: AD Monachos Contributor(s): Driscoll, Jeremy (Translator), Driscoll, Jeremy (Commentaries by) |
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ISBN: 0809105608 ISBN-13: 9780809105601 Publisher: Newman Press OUR PRICE: $35.96 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2003 Annotation: First-time translation of an ancient text Jeremy Driscoll makes available for the first time in English the text known as Ad Monachos, by Evagrius Ponticus (345-399), who was among the first of the desert fathers to articulate in writing the wisdom of the monastic movement. The text is a collection of 137 proverbs composed in a style that imitates the proverbs of biblical Wisdom literature. Besides offering the Greek text and an English translation, Driscoll examines its structure and style, and offers commentary on different proverbs. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Studies - Exegesis & Hermeneutics - Religion | Christian Living - Prayer |
| Dewey: 248.894 |
| LCCN: 2003009076 |
| Series: Ancient Christian Writers |
| Physical Information: 1.08" H x 5.62" W x 8.98" (1.28 lbs) 416 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Theometrics - Catholic - Religious Orientation - Catholic - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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| Publisher Description: Proverbs from this desert father, translated for the first time into English. |