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Letters, Volume 1 (Paperback)
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Letters, Volume 1 (Paperback)
Series: Fathers of the Church: A New Translation (Patristic Series)
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The complete text of the Letters of Barsanuphius and John appears
here in English for the first time. John Chryssavgis's faithful and
deft translation brings vividness and freshness to the wisdom of a
distant world, ensuring its accessibility to contemporary readers.
Addressed to local monastics, lay Christians, and ecclesiastical
leaders, these remarkable questions and responses (850 of them)
offer a unique glimpse into the sixth-century religious, political,
and secular world of Gaza and Palestine during a period torn by
doctrinal controversy and in a context shaped by the tradition of
the early desert fathers. The ""great old man,"" Barsanuphius, and
the ""other old man,"" John, flourished near Gaza around the early
sixth century. Choosing to dwell in complete isolation, they saw no
one with the exception of their secretaries, Seridos and the
well-known Dorotheus of Gaza. Barsanuphius and John communicated in
silence through letters with numerous visitors who approached them
for counsel. Curiously, this inaccessibility became the very reason
for the popularity of the elders. They formed an extraordinarily
open system of spiritual direction, which allowed space for
conversation and even conflict in relationships, while also
accounting for the wisdom and the wit of the correspondence.
Barsanuphius's inspirational advice responds to problems of a more
spiritual nature; John's institutional advice responds to more
practical problems. The two elders in fact complement one another,
together maintaining a harmonious authority-in-charity. Their
letters are characterized by spontaneity and sensitivity, as well
as by discretion and compassion. They stress ascetic vigilance and
evangelical ""violence,"" gratitude and joy, humility and labor,
prayer and tears.
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