The Word in the Desert
Subtitle: Scripture and the Quest for Holiness in Early Christian Monasticism
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: December 11, 1992
Language: eng
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780195083330
First sentence: The retreat to the desert and growth of monasticism in fourth-century Egypt has long been recognized as one of the most significant and alluring moments of early Christianity.