| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 350 pages). |
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polychrome |
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CUA studies in early Christianity
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CUA studies in early Christianity.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-339) and index. |
| Contents |
By way of a preface / Columba Stewart -- Introduction / Kristian S. Heal and Robert A. Kitchen -- Romano-Persian frontier and the context of the Book of steps / Geoffrey Greatrex -- Parallel paths : tracing Manichaean footprints along the Syriac Book of steps / Timothy Pettipiece -- Book of steps on magic / Martien Parmentier -- A previously unknown reattributed fragment from Memra 16 of the Book of steps / Grigory Kessel -- A last disciple of the Apostles: the "Editor's preface, Rabbula's Rules, and the date of the Book of steps / Kyle Smith -- Biblical exegesis in the Syriac Book of steps: a preliminary survey / René Roux -- Did the author of the Book of steps understand Paul? / Matthias Westerhoff -- A broken mind: the path to knowledge in the Book of steps / J.W. Childers -- Perfect and perfection in the Book of steps / Pablo Argárate -- You are what you eat: dietary metaphors in the Syriac Book of steps / Kelli E. Bryant -- Falling from the path of perfection: sin in the Syriac Book of steps / Tera Stidham Harmon -- Disturbed sinners: in pursuit of sanctity in the Book of steps / Robert A. Kitchen -- Marriage and sexuality in the Book of steps: from encratism to orthodoxy / Sergey Minov -- "Hidden work" of the heart and spiritual progression in the Book of steps / Thomas Kollamparampil -- Reading the ascetic ideal into Genesis 1-3: hermeneutic strategies in the Book of steps Memra 21 / Aryeh Kofsky and Serge Ruzer -- Lowering in order to be raised, emptying in order to be filled: the ascetical system in the Book of steps / Jason Scully. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Liber Graduum.
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Liber Graduum. |
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Liber graduum. |
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Christian life -- Early works to 1800.
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Christian life. |
| Chronological Term |
Early works to 1800 |
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Monasticism and religious orders -- History.
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Monasticism and religious orders. |
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History. |
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Spirituality -- History.
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Syriac literature.
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Spirituality. |
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RELIGION -- General. |
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Syriac literature. |
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- Orthodox. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Early works.
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History.
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| Added Author |
Heal, Kristian S., editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Breaking the mind 9780813221663 (DLC) 2013024286 (OCoLC)861072837 |
| ISBN |
9780813221670 (electronic book) |
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0813221676 (electronic book) |
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9780813221663 |
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0813221668 |
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