Download or read book In the Footsteps of the Lord: The Teaching of Abba Isaiah of Scetis written by John Chryssavgis and published by SLG Press. This book was released on 2023-07-12 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Discourses of Abba Isaiah of Scetis, a classical text of fifth-century desert literature, are grounded in Scripture and the teaching of the earliest Christian monks. The authors of this book present Abba Isaiah as one of the first of the Desert Fathers to examine the relationship between abba and disciple, the monastery and the outside world.