The Monastic School of Gaza. By Brouria Bitton-Ashkelony and Aryeh Kofsky
Gaza, so the authors of this study claim with some fairness, has been neglected by historians of monasticism. Neighbouring areas, such as Egypt, the Judaean desert, and Syria, had large monastic settlements, were close to centres of ecclesiastical life, had writers such as Palladius, Cyril of Scytho...
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| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2007
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The journal of theological studies
Year: 2007, Volume: 58, Issue: 1, Pages: 321-322 |
| Review of: | The monastic school of Gaza (Leiden [u.a.] : Brill, 2006) (Binns, John)
The monastic school of Gaza (Leiden [u.a.] : Brill, 2006) (Binns, John) |
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| Summary: | Gaza, so the authors of this study claim with some fairness, has been neglected by historians of monasticism. Neighbouring areas, such as Egypt, the Judaean desert, and Syria, had large monastic settlements, were close to centres of ecclesiastical life, had writers such as Palladius, Cyril of Scythopolis, and Theodoret of Cyrrhus to chronicle their histories, and had the benefit of a dry climate and empty desert terrain which allowed the physical structures to leave plentiful remains for the archaeologists of later times. As a result monastic life there has been well researched. Gaza had none of these advantages, and so is lesser known. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4607 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of theological studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jts/fll121 |