Sayings Of The Desert F... — The Book Of The Elders:

If you are looking to read these sayings, several reliable versions are available: Go to product viewer dialog for this item. The Desert Fathers: Sayings of the Early Christian Monks

: While they practiced extreme fasting, they frequently broke their fasts to welcome and feed visitors, teaching that charity and love were more important than personal religious rules. Popular Modern Editions The Book of the Elders: Sayings of the Desert F...

The text is composed of spiritual advice, parables, and anecdotes that were originally passed down orally before being written down in Coptic, Syriac, Greek, and Latin. The Wortley translation at Barnes & Noble and other editions like the Alphabetical Collection at Target are typically organized into two formats: If you are looking to read these sayings,