Give Me a Word: The Alphabetical Sayings of the Desert Fathers

Give Me a Word: The Alphabetical Sayings of the Desert FathersWhen Christians first began living as monks in the Egyptian desert at the beginning of the fourth century, they had few books and almost no learning. As they gained experience, they concentrated that experience in the form of an oral tradition of tales and sayings (apophthegmata). Apart from the Scriptures (also learned by heart) this was the only training manual they had. Consequently, when the onslaught of barbarians drove many monks out of Egypt

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compiled from accounts of Father Arseny's spiritual children and others whom he brought to God

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He was married to Joanne Josephs for thirty years until her repose in 2008

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