RB 1980: The Rule of St. Benedict in English with Notes
Overview
This compendium of scholarship on Benedictine monasticism and the Rule of St. Benedict is the foremost single-volume resource for serious study of the teaching and tradition of St. Benedict of Nursia. Published in print to celebrate the 1,500th anniversary of the date traditionally held to be the birth of Benedict, it includes a historical overview, essays on core monastic concepts, and the Rule in Dom Jean Neufville’s critical Latin edition and in a contemporary English translation. It also includes a thematic index and concordances linking the Rule to Scripture, patristic, and other ancient works.
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- Presents a serious study of the teaching and tradition of St. Benedict
- Provides a historical overview, essays on core concepts, and the Rule in Latin and English
- Includes a thematic index and concordances linking the Rule to Scripture
Top Highlights
“It is unlikely that monasticism existed as a recognizable movement before the early part of the fourth century” (Page 4)
“The labor of obedience will bring you back to him from whom you had drifted through the sloth of disobedience” (Page 157)
“First of all, every time you begin a good work, you must pray to him most earnestly to bring it to perfection” (Page 159)
“Therefore we intend to establish a school for the Lord’s service” (Page 165)
“ if you are ready to give up your own will, once and for all” (Page 157)
- Title: RB 1980: The Rule of St. Benedict in English with Notes
- Author: Timothy Fry
- Edition: electronic edition.
- Publisher: Liturgical Press
- Print Publication Date: 1981
- Logos Release Date: 2001
- Pages: 612
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Benedictines › Rules
- Resource ID: LLS:56.50.1
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T19:02:56Z