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| + | W.H.C. Frend claims 178 Boskoi existed in a book entitled 'The Rise of Christianity' | ||
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| + | There were Boskoi monks,178 those who grazed grass like animals, or burdened themselves with iron collars and heavy chains. On the fringes of orthodoxy, | ||
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| Edward Gibbon writes in his work 'The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire', | Edward Gibbon writes in his work 'The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire', | ||
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| + | There is a longer section on Boskoi in ' | ||
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| + | Writing in Constantinople in the middle of the fifth century, the church historian Sozomen believed the first monks of Syria were those who had ' | ||
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| + | Those who graze on grass and roots instead of delicacies, | ||
| + | and in place of lofty dwellings, live in caves. | ||
| + | Like birds they go up to live on rocky ledges, | ||
| + | Where ever one of them goes, | ||
| + | he enjoys the herbs he picked in faith, | ||
| + | he leaves the rest behind and moves on from there, | ||
| + | because he has heard the saying; | ||
| + | Do not be anxious about tomorrow. | ||
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