. . . a major contribution to patristic scholarship on the highest level of scientific accuracy.<i>Speculum</i>
. . . it is unlikely that these fascinating and unparalleled volumes will be superseded . . .<i>The Catholic Historical Review</i>
This series is recommended to anyone interested in early history and spirit of cenobitism and religious life.<i>Spiritual Life</i>
. . . they deserve a place on the bookshelf of every scholar interested in the patristic period.<i>Patristics</i>
Descriptions of Pachomian monastic communities from a variety of ancient sources, including the Lausiac History and A History of the Monks in Egypt, and full translations of the Rule of Saint Pachomius and the Regulation of his successor, Horsiesios.
Pachomian: The Life of Saint Pachomius is volume one in the three volume series on Pachomius and the origins of cenobitic monasticism.
Pachomian Koinonia: The Life of Saint Pachomius
Volume 1: The Life of Saint Pachomius and His Disciples
Volume 2: Pachomian Chronicles and Rules
Volume 3: Instructions, Letters and Other Writings of Saint Pachomius and his Disciples