Bringing Jesus to the Desert: Uncover the Ancient Culture, Discover Hidden Meanings (Biblia.com)

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Through the third to sixth centuries, great Christian men and women colonized the deserts of Palestine, Syria and Egypt, shaping the church through their examples of faith and devotion. History now knows them as the Desert Fathers and Mothers and their lives display an unswerving commitment to the love of Christ sorely needed in today’s world. Bradley Nassif tells the story of how the deserts of...

Finally, as paradoxical as it may seem, the most famous hermit in all of Christian history teaches us an unexpected lesson. “He also said, ‘Our life and our death is with our neighbor. If we gain our brother, we have gained God, but if we scandalize our brother, we have sinned against Christ.”23 For Anthony, the goal of Christlikeness was a perfected love for God and others. MOSAIC OF THE TRANSFIGURATION OF JESUS IN ST. CATHERINE’S MONASTERY. THE GOAL OF ANTHONY’S ASCETICISM

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