The book deals with the history of the monastic community in the region of Gaza in Late antiquity. It examines the monastic career and teachings of central figu

Redefines the role assigned education in the history of monasticism, by re-situating monasticism in the history of education.

The Catena to James (compiled ca. 700 CE) collected excerpts from the best ancient Greek commentaries on the Letter of James, ranging from Origen to Maximus the

Bringing together an international team of historians, classicists, and scholars of religion, this volume provides the first comprehensive overview of the extan

This book examines literary analogies in Christian and Jewish sources, culminating in an in-depth analysis of connections between Christian monastic texts and B