{"product_id":"early-christian-lives-lvii-penguin-classics-9780140435269","title":"Early Christian Lives lvii Penguin Classics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten 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 lives of chastity and asceticism in his accounts of Paul of Thebes, Hilarion and Malchus. In his\u003ci\u003e Life of Martin\u003c\/i\u003e, Sulpicius Severus describes the achievements of a man who combined the roles of monk, bishop and missionary, while Gregory the Great tells of Benedict, whose Rule became the template for monastic life. Full of vivid incidents and astonishing miracles, these \u003ci\u003eLives \u003c\/i\u003ehave provided inspiration as models for centuries of Christian worship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the Engl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChronology\u003cbr\u003eMap of the World of Antony, Paul, Hilarion, Malchus, Martin and Benedict\u003cbr\u003eGeneral Introduction:\u003cbr\u003eThe Early Development of Monasticism\u003cbr\u003eThe Writing of Biography: Pagan Past and Christian Future\u003cbr\u003ePrincipal Primary Sources relating to Early Monasticism\u003cbr\u003eThe Saints in Iconography\u003cbr\u003eTranslation Past and Present\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFurther Reading\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEarly Christian Lives\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLife of Antony by Athanasius\u003cbr\u003eLife of Paul of Thebes by Jerome\u003cbr\u003eLife of Hilarion by Jerome\u003cbr\u003eLife of Malchus by Jerome\u003cbr\u003eLife of Martin of Tours by Sulpicius Severus\u003cbr\u003eLife of Benedict by Gregory the Great\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732366995799,"sku":"9780140435269","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780140435269.jpg?v=1719996577","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/early-christian-lives-lvii-penguin-classics-9780140435269","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}