Latin and Greek Monasticism in the Crusader States
Latin and Greek Monasticism in the Crusader States

Author: Bernard Hamilton

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2020-10-22

Total Pages: 565

ISBN-13: 1108915922

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Monasticism was the dominant form of religious life both in the medieval West and in the Byzantine world. Latin and Greek Monasticism in the Crusader States explores the parallel histories of monasticism in western and Byzantine traditions in the Near East in the period c.1050-1300. Bernard Hamilton and Andrew Jotischky follow the parallel histories of new Latin foundations alongside the survival and revival of Greek Orthodox monastic life under Crusader rule. Examining the involvement of monasteries in the newly founded Crusader States, the institutional organization of monasteries, the role of monastic life in shaping expressions of piety, and the literary and cultural products of monasteries, this meticulously researched survey will facilitate a new understanding of indigenous religious institutions and culture in the Crusader states.

Early Christianity in Lycaonia and Adjacent Areas
Early Christianity in Lycaonia and Adjacent Areas

Author: Cilliers Breytenbach

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2017-12-11

Total Pages: 1007

ISBN-13: 900435252X

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This work gives a detailed survey of the rise and expansion of Christianity in ancient Lycaonia and adjacent areas, from Paul the apostle until the late 4th-century bishop of Iconium, Amphilochius. It is essentially based on hundreds of funerary inscriptions from Lycaonia, but takes into account all available literary evidence. It maps the expansion of Christianity in the region and describes the practice of name-giving among Christians, their household and family structures, occupations, and use of verse inscriptions. It gives special attention to forms of charity, the reception of biblical tradition, the authority and leadership of the clergy, popular theology and forms of ascetic Christianity in Lycaonia.

The Sayings of the Desert Fathers
The Sayings of the Desert Fathers

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Publisher: Liturgical Press

Published: 1975-02-01

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 0879079592

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`Give me a word, Father', visitors to early desert monks asked. The responses of these pioneer ascetics were remembered and in the fourth century written down in Coptic, Syriac, Greek, and later Latin. Their Sayings were collected, in this case in the alphabetical order of the monks and nuns who uttered them, and read by generations of Christians as life-giving words that would help readers along the path to salvation.

Jesus Christ, Sun of God
Jesus Christ, Sun of God

Author: David Fideler

Publisher: Quest Books

Published: 1993-10-01

Total Pages: 452

ISBN-13: 9780835606967

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The early Christian Gnosis did not spring up in isolation, but drew upon earlier sources. In this book, many of these sources are revealed for the first time. Special emphasis is placed on the Hellenistic doctrine of the "Solar Logos" and the early Christian symbolism which depicted Christ as the Spiritual Sun, the illumination source of order, harmony, and spiritual insight. Based on 15 years of research, this is a unique book which throws a penetrating light on the secret traditions of early Christianity. It clearly demonstrates that number is at the heart of being. Jesus Christ, Sun of God, illustrates how the Christian symbolism of the Spiritual Sun is derived from numerical symbolism of the "ancient divinities."

Codex Zacynthius: Catena, Palimpsest, Lectionary
Codex Zacynthius: Catena, Palimpsest, Lectionary

Author: H. A. G. Houghton

Publisher: Gorgias Press

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 335

ISBN-13: 9781463241087

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"This book consists of a series of studies of Codex Zacynthius (Cambridge, University Library MS Add. 10062), the earliest surviving New Testament commentary manuscript in catena format. A research project funded by the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council has produced new multispectral images of the palimpsest undertext in order to enable a thorough investigation of the manuscript and the creation of a complete electronic edition. This volume, co-authored by the members of the project, will provide a full account of the research undertaken by the project. Many advances have resulted from this research, which will be presented here for the first time in print"--

Greek
Greek

Author: Geoffrey Horrocks

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2014-01-28

Total Pages: 526

ISBN-13: 1118785150

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Greek: A History of the Language and its Speakers, Second Edition reveals the trajectory of the Greek language from the Mycenaean period of the second millennium BC to the current day. Offers a complete linguistic treatment of the history of the Greek language Updated second edition features increased coverage of the ancient evidence, as well as the roots and development of diglossia Includes maps that clearly illustrate the distribution of ancient dialects and the geographical spread of Greek in the early Middle Ages