{"product_id":"exhortation-to-the-monks-by-hyperechios-reflections-on-the-spiritual-journey-9781649033673","title":"Exhortation to the Monks by Hyperechios: Reflections on the Spiritual Journey","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHyperechios's \u003ci\u003eExhortation to the Monks\u003c\/i\u003e for the first time in English translation\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Hyperechios is a little-known monk of the fourth to fifth centuries, who is thought to have lived in Roman Palestine, possibly coastal Sinai. He wrote the \u003ci\u003eExhortation to the Monks\u003c\/i\u003e, 160 short sayings, much like the \u003ci\u003eapophthegmata\u003c\/i\u003e, or sayings of the desert fathers and mothers, but also structurally very different-most of the sayings are two lines of poetry that offer instruction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The \u003ci\u003eExhortation\u003c\/i\u003e, and early Christian monastic writings in general, teach that a spiritual life requires a life of training and practice, individually and as a neighbor and friend within one's community. This volume studies Hyperechios's \u003ci\u003eExhortation \u003c\/i\u003eto better understand the moral and spiritual values in a fourth to fifth-century Christian monastic community, while reflecting also on how these are contemporary with the modern day. Drawing on modern works by scholars and placing the \u003ci\u003eExhortation\u003c\/i\u003e in conversation with contemporary writers on the spiritual life, Tim Vivian begins with an introduction about Hyperechios, his location, the text, then a lengthy reflection on spiritual matters. He follows this with an English-language translation of the \u003ci\u003eExhortation \u003c\/i\u003eand the Greek text, both accompanied by footnotes that offer biblical and patristic cross-references. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eExhortation to the Monks by Hyperechios\u003c\/i\u003e will be of interest to scholars and general readers of early Christianity, early monasticism, and Christian spirituality, both ancient and contemporary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTim Vivian (Introduction and notes by, Translated by) \u003c\/b\u003eis professor emeritus of religious studies at California State University, Bakersfield, and a retired priest of the Episcopal Church. He has published, among many books, \u003ci\u003eThe Life of Antony\u003c\/i\u003e (with Apostolos N. Athanassakis, 2003), \u003ci\u003eThe Holy Workshop of Virtue: The Life of Saint John the Little \u003c\/i\u003e(with Maged S.A. Mikhail, 2010), \u003ci\u003eBecoming Fire: Through the Year with the Desert Fathers and Mothers\u003c\/i\u003e (2009) and \u003ci\u003eThe Sayings and Stories of the Desert Fathers and Mothers\u003c\/i\u003e (vol. 1, forthcoming, 2021). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Chryssavgis (Foreword by) \u003c\/b\u003eis archdeacon of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, theological advisor to the Ecumenical Patriarch, and a clergyman of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. He is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eJohn Climacus: From the Egyptian Desert to the Sinaite Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e (2018) and \u003ci\u003ePrimacy in the Church: The Office of Primate and the Authority of Councils\u003c\/i\u003e, vols. 1 and 2 (2016 and 2020).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"American University in Cairo Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50928890249490,"sku":"9781649033673","price":62.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4f3cf058-226f-492b-89da-20f623da3105.jpg?v=1739021540","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/exhortation-to-the-monks-by-hyperechios-reflections-on-the-spiritual-journey-9781649033673","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}