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The Word in the Desert: Scripture and the Quest for Holiness in Early Christian Monasticism Paper back - 1993
by Douglas Burton-Christie
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- Title The Word in the Desert: Scripture and the Quest for Holiness in Early Christian Monasticism
- Author Douglas Burton-Christie
- Binding Paper Back
- Edition Early Printing
- Condition New
- Pages 352
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Oxford University Press, Cary, North Carolina, U.S.A.
- Date February 1993
- Bookseller's Inventory # 115147
- ISBN 9780195083330 / 0195083334
- Weight 0.95 lbs (0.43 kg)
- Dimensions 8.24 x 5.52 x 1.06 in (20.93 x 14.02 x 2.69 cm)
- Reading level 1460
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Themes
- Religious Orientation: Catholic
- Religious Orientation: Christian
- Theometrics: Academic
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 91004150
- Dewey Decimal Code 271.009
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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.