TY - BOOK AU - Siegal,Michal Bar-Asher TI - Early Christian monastic literature and the Babylonian Talmud SN - 9781107557109 AV - BR195.M65 S544 2013 U1 - 261.2/609015 23 PY - 2013/// CY - Cambridge PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Apophthegmata Patrum KW - Talmud KW - Monasticism and religious orders KW - History KW - Early church, ca. 30-600 KW - Judaism KW - Relations KW - Christianity KW - Christianity and other religions N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-228) and index; Machine generated contents note: 1. Christianity in the Babylonian Talmud: an introductory discussion; 2. Monasticism in the Persian Empire; 3. Common themes in the Apophthegmata Patrum and rabbinic literature: form, style, and themes; 4. Common themes in the Apophthegmata Patrum and rabbinic literature: narrative; 5. The making of a monk-rabbi: the stories of R. Shimon bar Yohai in the cave; 6. Repentant whore, repentant rabbi: the story of Elazar B. Dordya; Conclusions ER -