TY - JOUR
T1 - The Judean Desert Monasteries in the Byzantine Period by Yizhar Hirschfeld (Review)
AU - Christie, Douglas E.
N1 - pChristie, Douglas E. "The Judean Desert Monasteries in the Byzantine Period by Yizhar Hirschfeld (review)," emJournal of Early Christian Studies /em3, no. 4 (1995): 505-507. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/earl.0.0054/p
PY - 1995
Y1 - 1995
N2 - Archeological excavations in Egypt during the past generation have added immensely to our knowledge and understanding of the early monastic world there. Yet until now there has been no thorough evaluation of the archeological evidence for early Judean desert monasticism. Hirschfeld's book admirably fills this gap, providing us with the most complete picture to date of Judean desert monasticism in the Byzantine period. The author's unparalleled first-hand familiarity with the archaeological evidence, the thoroughness with which he describes and analyzes it, and the sheer wealth of information he makes available (130 drawings and photographs and 14 maps and tables complement the text) mark this as a work of major significance.
AB - Archeological excavations in Egypt during the past generation have added immensely to our knowledge and understanding of the early monastic world there. Yet until now there has been no thorough evaluation of the archeological evidence for early Judean desert monasticism. Hirschfeld's book admirably fills this gap, providing us with the most complete picture to date of Judean desert monasticism in the Byzantine period. The author's unparalleled first-hand familiarity with the archaeological evidence, the thoroughness with which he describes and analyzes it, and the sheer wealth of information he makes available (130 drawings and photographs and 14 maps and tables complement the text) mark this as a work of major significance.
UR - https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/theo_fac/45
M3 - Article
VL - 3
SP - 505
EP - 507
JO - Journal of Early Christian Studies
JF - Journal of Early Christian Studies
IS - 4
ER -