Synopses & Reviews
A translation of al existing documents from the cenobitic monasteries of Pachomius (292-346).
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. . . a major contribution to patristic scholarship on the highest level of scientific accuracy.Speculum
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. . . it is unlikely that these fascinating and unparalleled volumes will be superseded . . .The Catholic Historical Review
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This series is recommended to anyone interested in early history and spirit of cenobitism and religious life.Spiritual Life
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. . . they deserve a place on the bookshelf of every scholar interested in the patristic period.Patristics
Synopsis
A translation of all existing documents from the cenobitic monasteries of Pachomius (292-346). '...a major contribution to patristic scholarship on the highest level of scientific accuracy' -Speculum. '...it is unlikely that these fascinating and unparalleled volumes will be superseded...'-The Catholic Historical Review. 'This series is recommended to anyone interested in early history and spirit of cenobitism and religious life' -Spiritual Life. '...they deserve a place on the bookshelf of every scholar interested in the patristic period' -Patristics.
Synopsis
Descriptions of Pachomian monastic communities from a variety of ancient sources, including the Lausiac History and A History of the Monks in Egypt, and full translations of the Rule of Saint Pachomius and the Regulation of his successor, Horsiesios.
Pachomian Instructions, Letters, and Other Writings is volume three in the three volume series on Pachomius and the origins of cenobitic monasticism.
Pachomian Koinonia: Instruction, Letters, and Other Writings of Saint Pachomius and His Disciples
Volume 1: The Life of Saint Pachomius and His Disciples
Volume 2: Pachomian Chronicles and Rules
Volume 3: Instructions, Letters and Other Writings of Saint Pachomius and his Disciples