01414nam a2200157Ia 4500 230823s9999 xx 000 0 und d eng BR185 .B56 1994 Binns, John Ascetics and ambassadors of Christ : the monasteries of Palestine, 314-631 / John Binns Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1994 xi, 276 p. ; 23 cm. List of Maps -- Abbreviations -- Introduction (starting p. 1) -- Pt. I Sources (starting p. 19) -- 1 Cyril of Scythopolis (starting p. 23) -- 2 The Other Sources (starting p. 41) -- 3 Monastic Culture (starting p. 56) -- Pt. II Environment (starting p. 77) -- 4 Jerusalem: Resurrection of a City (starting p. 80) -- 5 This Desert (starting p. 99) -- 6 The City of Scythopolis (starting p. 121) -- Pt. III Themes (starting p. 149) -- 7 Ascetics and Ambassadors of Christ (starting p. 154) -- 8 Witnesses to Truth (starting p. 183) -- 9 Fellow Workers with God (starting p. 218) -- Conclusion (starting p. 245) -- Excursus 1. John of Scythopolis (starting p. 247) -- Excursus 2. Leontius of Byzantium (starting p. 249) -- Bibliography (starting p. 254) -- Index (starting p. 271) ‎ Monasticism and religious orders -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600.Monasticism and religious orders -- Jordan -- History.Monasticism and religious orders -- Palestine -- History. 46240 46240