TY  - BOOK
AU  - Burton-Christie,Douglas
TI  - The word in the desert: Scripture and the quest for holiness in early Christian monasticism 
SN  - 0195083334
PY  - 1993///
CY  - New York
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Monasticism and religious orders
KW  - Egypt
KW  - History
KW  - Early church, ca. 30-600
KW  - Church history
N1  - Includes bibliography and index
ER  -