Temptation in the Cell: Dangerous Closeness and Redeeming Love in a Byzantine Narrative of Paired Monks

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The close relationship of a pair of monks, an elder and a young disciple, is analyzed from a recently published apophthegm in an eleventh-century Greek manuscript in Uppsala, Sweden. This narrative is simple in style, but rich in implications for the window it opens on Christian ethics in a semi-sol...

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Autor principal:	Crostini, Barbara
Formato:	Artículo revista
Lenguaje:	Inglés
Publicado:	Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires 2018
Materias:	Christian ethics monasticism narratives asceticism eleventh Century Monasticism Narratives Asceticism Eleventh Century
Acceso en línea:	http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/afc/article/view/6140
Aporte de:	Anales de Filología Clásica de Universidad de Buenos Aires

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spelling	I28-R241-article-61402023-06-27T20:46:42Z Temptation in the Cell: Dangerous Closeness and Redeeming Love in a Byzantine Narrative of Paired Monks Temptation in the Cell: Dangerous Closeness and Redeeming Love in a Byzantine Narrative of Paired Monks Crostini, Barbara Christian ethics monasticism narratives asceticism eleventh Century Christian ethics Monasticism Narratives Asceticism Eleventh Century The close relationship of a pair of monks, an elder and a young disciple, is analyzed from a recently published apophthegm in an eleventh-century Greek manuscript in Uppsala, Sweden. This narrative is simple in style, but rich in implications for the window it opens on Christian ethics in a semi-solitary monastic context. Human failure highlights patience and forgiveness within a loving relationship. Careful handling of the crisis by the young disciple succeeds in granting the tempted elder, through God’s grace, eternal salvation. The close relationship of a pair of monks, an elder and a young disciple, is analyzed from a recently published apophthegm in an eleventh-century Greek manuscript in Uppsala, Sweden. This narrative is simple in style, but rich in implications for the window it opens on Christian ethics in a semi-solitary monastic context. Human failure highlights patience and forgiveness within a loving relationship. Careful handling of the crisis by the young disciple succeeds in granting the tempted elder, through God’s grace, eternal salvation. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires 2018-02-10 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo revisado por pares application/pdf http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/afc/article/view/6140 10.34096/afc.v1i31.6140 Anales de Filología Clásica; Vol. 1 Núm. 31 (2018): Entre castidad y lujuria: sexo y amor en Bizancio, parte I. Coordinado por Pablo Cavallero y Tomás Fernández; 49-64 2362-4841 0325-1721 eng http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/afc/article/view/6140/5500
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title	Temptation in the Cell: Dangerous Closeness and Redeeming Love in a Byzantine Narrative of Paired Monks
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Temptation in the Cell: Dangerous Closeness and Redeeming Love in a Byzantine Narrative of Paired Monks

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