{"product_id":"the-word-in-the-desert-douglas-burton-christie-9780195083330","title":"The Word in the Desert: Scripture and the Quest for Holiness in Early Christian Monasticism","description":"The growing scholarly attention in recent years to the religious world of late antiquity has focused new attention on the quest for holiness by the strange, compelling, often obscure early Christian monks known as the desert fathers. Yet until now, little attention has been given to one of the most vital dimensions of their spirituality: their astute, penetrating interpretation of Scripture. Rooted in solitude, cultivated in an atmosphere of silence, oriented toward the practical appropriation of the sacred texts, the desert fathers' hermeneutic profoundly shaped every aspect of their lives and became a significant part of their legacy. This book explores the setting within which the early monastic movement emerged, the interpretive process at the center of the desert fathers' quest for holiness, and the intricate patterns of meaning woven into their words and their lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Douglas Burton-Christie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0195083334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195083330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/04\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.24h x 5.52w x 1.06d","brand":"Douglas Burton-Christie","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43914186227967,"sku":"9780195083330","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_4005b4bc-bf95-44d6-85e5-1daee357063a.jpg?v=1680640837","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-word-in-the-desert-douglas-burton-christie-9780195083330","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}