The Term ‘Prayer’ in ‘Apophthegmata Patrum’. Conceptual Overview
https://doi.org/10.31802/2658-4476-2019-3-3-175-195
Abstract
«Apophthegmata Patrum» is a collection of short stories and sayings of great christian ascetics, mainly Egyptian monks, who lived in the 4th‑5th centuries. Studying this original source of monastic life allows us to get familiar with the life of first Christian monks and with the language in which their experience began to be expressed. This article is a part of our research dedicated to the practice of the prayer of Egyptian monks which presents a general overview of the prayer terminology in the «Apophthegmata Patrum» in comparison with modern European terminology, more specifically Russian and French. In our future articles we will analyze in detail the prayer terminology relating to certain types of prayers (prayer of request, prayer of blessing, etc.)
About the Author
V. Patrin
Tsaritsyn Orthodox University (Volgograd); Church Personnel Training Center in the Volgograd Diocese
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Priest Patrin Viacheslav, PhD in Theology, Dean of the Theological Faculty; Director
26, Ulitsa Imeni Chapayeva, Volgograd, 400012
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Patrin V. The Term ‘Prayer’ in ‘Apophthegmata Patrum’. Conceptual Overview. Bible and Christian Antiquity. 2019;(3):175-195. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31802/2658-4476-2019-3-3-175-195
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