The Life of Antony, the Coptic Life and the Greek Life: Volume 202

An Encomium on Saint Anthony by John of Schmun
A letter to the Disciples of Antony by Serapion of Thmuis

Instrumental 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.'

Author: Athanasius of Alexandria
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Published: 03/01/2003
Pages: 360
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780879079024

About the Author
Ward, Benedicta: - Benedicta Ward is Reader in the History of Christian Spirituality in the University of Oxford. Her most recent book is Anselm of Canterbury: His Life and Legacy (SPCK 2009). She is a member of the Anglican monastic community of the Sisters of the Love of God.

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