{"product_id":"the-holy-workshop-of-virtue-maged-s-a-mikhail-9780879072346","title":"The Holy Workshop of Virtue: The Life of John the Little by Zacharias of Sakha Volume 234","description":"\u003cp\u003eSaint John the Little was a monk and \u003ci\u003ehegumen\u003c\/i\u003e of Scetis (Wadi Natrun) during the first great period of early Egyptian monasticism. The \u003ci\u003eApophthegmata\u003c\/i\u003e preserve some fifty sayings by or about him (see CS 59, 85 '96). In addition, Zacharias, eighth-century Bishop of Sakha, wrote his \u003ci\u003eLife, \u003c\/i\u003e more than seventy percent of which is composed of material not found in the \u003ci\u003eApophthegmata.\u003c\/i\u003e John bears witness to the formative period of early Egyptian monasticism. His \u003ci\u003eLife, \u003c\/i\u003e with its emphasis on obedience and compassion, offers a lively witness to the earliest monastic traditions and to their transmission and continuing importance in the Coptic Church.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book contains an introduction to the textual history of the \u003ci\u003eLife\u003c\/i\u003e of Saint John the Little (339 '409) along with fresh English translations of the Bohairic and the Syriac \u003ci\u003eLife\u003c\/i\u003es of John the Little plus the definitive Bohairc \u003ci\u003eLife\u003c\/i\u003e in the Coptic text. It will be of interest particularly to academics, monastics, and others interested in monasticism, early Christian monasticism, early Church History, the Coptic Church, or monastic spirituality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTim Vivian is associate professor of religious studies at California State University, Bakersfield. He is the author of numerous books and articles on early Christian monasticism, including \u003c\/i\u003eThe Life of Antony\u003ci\u003e (with Apostolos N. Athanassakis), CS202, and \u003c\/i\u003eBecoming Fire: Through the Year with the Desert Fathers and Mothers, \u003ci\u003eCS225, both published by Cistercian Publications.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRowan Greer is the Walter Gray Professor Emeritus of Anglican Studies at Yale Divinity School. His scholarly work has been primarily in patristics. Retired since 1997, he lives in New Haven, Connecticut.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaged S. A. Mikhal is assistant professor of history at California State University, Fullerton. His publications and research focus on the history of Egypt during the early Islamic period.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maged S. a. Mikhail\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0879072342\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780879072346\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Liturgical Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.80d","brand":"Maged S. a. Mikhail","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926739026175,"sku":"9780879072346","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_ca2b1272-0d5e-4b7d-8f0e-5008859ff14d.jpg?v=1681084737","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-holy-workshop-of-virtue-maged-s-a-mikhail-9780879072346","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}