Early Christian Lives
$37.40
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
27 March 1998
Summary
A collection of the lives of pioneering Christian saints
Written between the mid-fourth and late sixth centuries to commemorate and glorify the achievements of early Christian saints, these six biographies depict men who devoted themselves to solitude, poverty and prayer. Athanasius records Antony’s extreme seclusion in the Egyptian desert, despite temptation by the devil and visits from his followers. Jerome also shows those who fled persecution or withdrew from society to pursue liv…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140435269 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0140435263 |
| Author: | Athanasius, Gregory, Hilarion, Jerome, Sulpicius Severus, Carolinne White |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 27 March 1998 |
| Weight: | 215g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 16mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
About The Author
Athanasius
Carolinne White tutors in patristic and medieval Latin at Oxford University and has published a translation of the correspondence between St Jerome and St Augustine of Hippo (1990).
Carolinne White works at St Hugh’s College, Oxford, dividing her time between research projects and tutoring in patristic and medieval Latin. She has worked on many projects in her field, and published several works, and now lives in north Oxfordshire.
Carolinne White divides her time between research projects and tutoring in patristic and medieval Latin at Oxford University. She has worked on the supplement to the Liddell and Scott Greek Lexicon and the Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources and has published a translation of the correspondence between St Jerome and St Augustine of Hippo (1990) alongside other work.
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