R.M. Price, a priest of the Westminster Dioceses, lectured on the History of Christianity at Heythrop College, University of London.

• Table of ContentsPreface   vINTRODUCTION   ix1.  Palestinian monasticism, facts and texts   ix2.  The influence of the geography   xiii3.  Conflict in the monasteries   xix4.  The Holy City   xxii5.  The monks and the see of Jerusalem   xxvi6.  Miracle and history   xxx7.  The holy man as mediator   xxxv8.  The life of Cyril of Scythopolis   xxxviii9.  The nature and purpose of his work   xl10.  Doctrinal disputes   xliii11.  Cyril's mentors and sources   xlvii12.  Conclusion   liLIVES OF THE MONKS OF PALESTINELife of Euthymius   1Life of Sabas   93Life of John the Hesychast   220Life of Cyriacus   245Life of Theodosius   262Life of Theognius   269Life of Abraamius   273Table of Abbreviations   282

Highly recommended for librarians and scholars interested in the histories of Palestinian monasticism and the Jerusalem church when they were at the height of their power and prestige.Theological Studies

R.M. Price, a priest of the Westminster Dioceses, lectured on the History of Christianity at Heythrop College, University of London.

• Table of ContentsPreface   vINTRODUCTION   ix1.  Palestinian monasticism, facts and texts   ix2.  The influence of the geography   xiii3.  Conflict in the monasteries   xix4.  The Holy City   xxii5.  The monks and the see of Jerusalem   xxvi6.  Miracle and history   xxx7.  The holy man as mediator   xxxv8.  The life of Cyril of Scythopolis   xxxviii9.  The nature and purpose of his work   xl10.  Doctrinal disputes   xliii11.  Cyril's mentors and sources   xlvii12.  Conclusion   liLIVES OF THE MONKS OF PALESTINELife of Euthymius   1Life of Sabas   93Life of John the Hesychast   220Life of Cyriacus   245Life of Theodosius   262Life of Theognius   269Life of Abraamius   273Table of Abbreviations   282

Highly recommended for librarians and scholars interested in the histories of Palestinian monasticism and the Jerusalem church when they were at the height of their power and prestige.Theological Studies

R.M. Price, a priest of the Westminster Dioceses, lectured on the History of Christianity at Heythrop College, University of London.

• Table of ContentsPreface   vINTRODUCTION   ix1.  Palestinian monasticism, facts and texts   ix2.  The influence of the geography   xiii3.  Conflict in the monasteries   xix4.  The Holy City   xxii5.  The monks and the see of Jerusalem   xxvi6.  Miracle and history   xxx7.  The holy man as mediator   xxxv8.  The life of Cyril of Scythopolis   xxxviii9.  The nature and purpose of his work   xl10.  Doctrinal disputes   xliii11.  Cyril's mentors and sources   xlvii12.  Conclusion   liLIVES OF THE MONKS OF PALESTINELife of Euthymius   1Life of Sabas   93Life of John the Hesychast   220Life of Cyriacus   245Life of Theodosius   262Life of Theognius   269Life of Abraamius   273Table of Abbreviations   282

Highly recommended for librarians and scholars interested in the histories of Palestinian monasticism and the Jerusalem church when they were at the height of their power and prestige.Theological Studies