Saint John the Baptist and the desert tradition / by Jean Steinmann ; translated from the French by Michael Boyes.
Series: Publication details: New York : Harper ; London : Longmans, 1958.Description: 191 p. : ill. ; 18 cmUniform titles:- Saint Jean-Baptiste et la spiritualité du désert. English
Contents:
The John of history and tradition -- The Jewish world at the beginning of the Christian era -- The Essene communities -- The intellectual work and prayer of the Essenes -- The origins of John the Baptist -- Was John the Baptist an Essene? -- The preaching and baptism of John the Baptist -- The baptism of Jesus by John -- The arrest of John -- The martyrdom of John the Baptist -- John and the Essenes in the primitive church -- John the baptist's influence outside Christianity -- The spiritual life of the desert -- Desert prophecy in Christianity -- The call of the desert -- The asceticism of the desert -- The discipline of the desert -- The rites of the desert.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Main Collection | Bishopdale Theological College | BS2456 STE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | A42279959 |
Includes bibliographical references.
The John of history and tradition -- The Jewish world at the beginning of the Christian era -- The Essene communities -- The intellectual work and prayer of the Essenes -- The origins of John the Baptist -- Was John the Baptist an Essene? -- The preaching and baptism of John the Baptist -- The baptism of Jesus by John -- The arrest of John -- The martyrdom of John the Baptist -- John and the Essenes in the primitive church -- John the baptist's influence outside Christianity -- The spiritual life of the desert -- Desert prophecy in Christianity -- The call of the desert -- The asceticism of the desert -- The discipline of the desert -- The rites of the desert.