{"product_id":"exhortation-to-the-monks-by-hyperechios-reflections-on-the-spiritual-journey","title":"Exhortation to the Monks by Hyperechios: Reflections on the Spiritual Journey","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Hyperechios' sayings deserve to be known better and making them available in English translation makes them fully accessible to scholars\/readers of all abilities.\" --Greg Peters, \u003cem\u003e American Benedictine Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"[S]tellar scholarship . . . a marvel . . . . This volume is a great basis for \u003cem\u003electiodivina\u003c\/em\u003e, for a retreat, for a class in the spiritual life and its vision and tools.\" --Michael Plekon, \u003cem\u003eCistercian Studies Quarterly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHyperechios's \u003cem\u003eExhortation to the Monks\u003c\/em\u003e for the first time in English translation\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Hyperechios is a little-known monk of the fourth to fifth centuries, who is thought to have lived in Roman Palestine, possibly coastal Sinai. He wrote the \u003cem\u003eExhortation to the Monks\u003c\/em\u003e, 160 short sayings, much like the \u003cem\u003eapophthegmata\u003c\/em\u003e, or sayings of the desert fathers and mothers, but also structurally very different--most of the sayings are two lines of poetry that offer instruction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The \u003cem\u003eExhortation\u003c\/em\u003e, and early Christian monastic writings in general, teach that a spiritual life requires a life of training and practice, individually and as a neighbor and friend within one's community. This volume studies Hyperechios's \u003cem\u003eExhortation \u003c\/em\u003eto better understand the moral and spiritual values in a fourth to fifth-century Christian monastic community, while reflecting also on how these are contemporary with the modern day. Drawing on modern works by scholars and placing the \u003cem\u003eExhortation\u003c\/em\u003e in conversation with contemporary writers on the spiritual life, Tim Vivian begins with an introduction about Hyperechios, his location, the text, then a lengthy reflection on spiritual matters. He follows this with an English-language translation of the \u003cem\u003eExhortation \u003c\/em\u003eand the Greek text, both accompanied by footnotes that offer biblical and patristic cross-references. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eExhortation to the Monks by Hyperechios\u003c\/em\u003e will be of interest to scholars and general readers of early Christianity, early monasticism, and Christian spirituality, both ancient and contemporary.","brand":"American University in Cairo Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47819060772916,"sku":"9781649033673","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0699\/8638\/5972\/files\/imageloader_4a4d6476-7f4b-4fab-ad5d-25deedddbb78.jpg?v=1779189615","url":"https:\/\/worldcaribbeanbooks.com\/products\/exhortation-to-the-monks-by-hyperechios-reflections-on-the-spiritual-journey","provider":"World Caribbean Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}