{"product_id":"the-life-of-antony-the-coptic-life-and-the-greek-life-volume-202-9780879079024","title":"The Life of Antony, the Coptic Life and the Greek Life: Volume 202","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn Encomium on Saint Anthony by John of Schmun \u003cbr\u003e A letter to the Disciples of Antony by Serapion of Thmuis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstrumental in the conversion of many, including St. Augustine, The Life of Antony provided the model saint's life and constitutes, in the words of patristics scholar Johannes Quasten, 'the most important document of early monasticism.' Here is one volume are translations of the text in the Greek written by Athanasius (from the new critical edition of G. J. M. Bartelink) and in the Coptic, the language Antony himself spoke. Two short contemporary coptic texts further manifest the powerful influence of 'the father of monks.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWard, Benedicta:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Benedicta Ward is Reader in the History of Christian Spirituality in the University of Oxford. Her most recent book is \u003ci\u003eAnselm of Canterbury: His Life and Legacy\u003c\/i\u003e (SPCK 2009). She is a member of the Anglican monastic community of the Sisters of the Love of God.","brand":"Liturgical Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50330206011666,"sku":"9780879079024","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9de8044d-8868-4880-81ff-37153365b5fd.jpg?v=1727795361","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-life-of-antony-the-coptic-life-and-the-greek-life-volume-202-9780879079024","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}