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An accessible guide to the lives and teaching of the earliest Christian monks, largely using their own words.

An accessible guide to the lives and teaching of the earliest Christian monks, largely using their own words.

Excerpt from A Brief Inquiry Into the True Award of an "Equitable Adjustment" Between the Nation and Its Creditors: With TablesThe petition of the members of the Pollokshaws Political Union, - Humbly sheweth, that of the present money is not due to the fundholders, the value of the money has been changed, it has been doubled in the amount of one half, and therefore if the debt were paid of, the creditors would be entitled, in fact, to no more ...

The first full edition and English translation of the 'Anonymous' collection of The Tales and Sayings of the Desert Fathers. The tales and sayings provide insights into the practice of early Christian monasticism, as the mainly anonymous elders endeavour to explain why they abandoned 'the world' and what might be achieved in 'the desert'.

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Excerpt from A Brief Inquiry Into the True Award of an "Equitable Adjustment" Between the Nation and Its Creditors: With Tables The petition of the members of the Pollokshaws Political Union, - Humbly sheweth, that of the present money is not due to the fundholders, the value of the money has been changed, it has been doubled in the amount of one half, and therefore if the debt were paid of, the creditors would be entitled, in fact, to no mor...

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This book was the first complete English translation of John Skylitzes' extraordinary Middle Byzantine chronicle, covering two centuries of Byzantine history, from the death of Nicephorus I in 811 to the deposition of Michael VI in 1057. This edition features introductions by Jean-Claude Cheynet and Bernard Flusin, along with extensive notes.