This critical discussion focuses on the work of Palladius of Galatia, a bishop of Helenopolis in Bithynia. A devoted disciple of St. John Chrysostom, Palladius’ seminal work, The Lausiac History, is fifth-century archive of the Desert Fathers. Volume two provides an overview of the methods used to edit the document, a history of the text, examination of different versions, and critical opinions on Early Egyptian Monachism.