The Book Of The Elders: Sayings Of The Desert F... 🔥 Ad-Free

: While they practiced extreme fasting, they frequently broke their fasts to welcome and feed visitors, teaching that charity and love were more important than personal religious rules. Popular Modern Editions

: The elders believed humility was the only way to defeat spiritual temptations. Abba Anthony noted that while demons do not eat or sleep, they cannot overcome a truly humble person. The Book of the Elders: Sayings of the Desert F...

: Arranged by the name of the "Abba" (father) or "Amma" (mother) who spoke the words, such as Anthony the Great, Moses the Black, or Syncletica. : While they practiced extreme fasting, they frequently