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while Christianity believes that Christ was truly crucified
which contains the translations of three ancient texts: The Sayings of Saint Macarius of Egypt
dating later than the first century
While parts of Chrysostom's sermons may seem limited to his own time
began to withdraw from "the world" to retreat into the desert
Talking Back: A Monastic Handbook for Combating Demons 98.99 while Christianity believes that Christ"Sugg. Donation" How did the monks of the Egyptian desert fight against the demons that attacked them with tempting thoughts? How could Christians resist the thoughts of gluttony, fornication, or pride that assailed them and obstructed their contemplation of God? According to Evagrius of Pontus (345 '399), one of the greatest spiritual directors of ancient monasticism, the monk should talk back to demons with relevant passages from the Bible. His book
