Saint Jean-Baptiste et la spiritualité du desert (1955 Steinmann), book

Saint Jean-Baptiste et la spiritualité du desert <French> (1955) is a book by Jean Steinmann.

Editions

Published in Paris [France]: Éditions du Seuil, 1955.

Translations

1958 (English)

• Saint John the Baptist and the Desert Tradition (1958 Steinmann / Boyes), book (English ed.)

Translated from French into English by Michael Boyes. Published in New York, NY: Harper; and London [England]: Longmans, 1958.

The John of history and tradition -- The Jewish world at the beginning of the Christian era -- The Essene communities -- The intellectual work and prayer of the Essenes -- The origins of John the Baptist -- Was John the Baptist an Essene? -- The preaching and baptism of John the Baptist -- The baptism of Jesus by John -- The arrest of John -- The martyrdom of John the Baptist -- John and the Essenes in the primitive church -- John the baptist's influence outside Christianity -- The spiritual life of the desert -- Desert prophecy in Christianity -- The call of the desert -- The asceticism of the desert -- The discipline of the desert -- The rites of the desert.

1973 (Italian)

• Giovanni Battista e la spiritualità del deserto (1973 Steinmann), book (Italian ed.)

Translated from French into Italian. Published in Turin, Italy: P. Gribaudi, 1973.

External links

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