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The Syriac Book of Steps 1: Syriac Text and English Translation - Texts from Christian Late Antiquity
Robert Kitchen
The author details the aspirations and standards of the two ranks of Christians prior to the advent of monasticism: the Upright—married people who work and perform acts of charity—and the Perfect who are celibate, do not work, but live a life of prayer, wandering through the region teaching and mediating conflicts.
231 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | September 23, 2009 |
| ISBN13 | 9781593339784 |
| Publishers | Gorgias Press |
| Pages | 231 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 12 mm · 317 g |
| Language | English |
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