HON 2110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Essenes, Christian Monasticism, Cenobitic Monasticism
20 Dec 2017
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Monasticism was considered controversial and suspicious during this time. Monks were accused of being drunken fools. Nuns were accused of being lesbian and prostitutes. The institution of monasticism was thrown out of religion for the. Protestants during the reformation, but catholics maintained the practice. Monasticism keeps literacy and classical literature alive during the dark. Ages, by teaching their members to read, write, and preserve and protect the classical texts. Monasticism emerges as a fulfillment of judaism. Before if a person or group wasn"t jewish, they would not build a temple or have a priesthood. After christianity began and according to christianity, the jews were no longer chosen . According to christianity, christians become the chosen and adopt the priesthood. Cared for the spiritual and physical needs of the congregation. The apostles were considered the first bishops and priests. It was not until after augustine in the 11th century that.
