01445cam a2200349 a 4500 2914248 AU-EpEBC 20130614142830.0 880229s1987 miu b 001 0ceng 88115977 087907406X 0879076062 (pbk.) DLC DLC DLC NEMB englat aw----- 234.509015/WAR EW Ward, Benedicta, 1933- Harlots of the desert : a study of repentance in early monastic sources / Benedicta Ward. Kalamazoo, MI : Cistercian Publications, c1987. ix, 113 p. ; pbk ; 23 cm. Cistercian studies series ; 106 Includes translations of Latin texts selected from the Vitae patrum. Includes bibliographies and index. The theme of repentance -- St Mary Magdalene; the biblical model of repentance -- St Mary of Egypt: the liturgical icon of repentance -- Pelagia; beauty riding by -- Thais; how to receive a gift -- Maria the niece of Abraham; an image of salvation. Ex-prostitutes Religious life Middle East History. Nuns Middle East History. Repentance Christianity History of doctrines Early church, ca. 30-600. Vitae patrum. Selections. English. Cistercian studies series ; no. 106. ddc 36252 36252 0 0 ddc 0 0 234 Soteriology MAIN MAIN OS 2013-05-23 The Book Depository via AbeBooks 17.28 0 14067 2015-04-22 00:00:00 1 50.00 2013-05-23 AM