{"product_id":"lions-in-the-desert-a-story-of-the-first-christian-hermit-9781092533225","title":"Lions in the Desert: A Story of the First Christian Hermit","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Paul Duerksen\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Historical - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLittle is known of Paul of Thebes, the first Christian hermit. We know he grew up in Thebes, Egypt, inherited wealth from his parents as a teenager, and felt forced to flee Thebes when Roman persecutions against Christians began under Emperor Decius' brief reign. After searching and wandering in the wilderness he finally settled on a special haven enclosed by mountains where a single palm tree grew. And then? The man lived a life of prayer for the next eighty-plus years! What happened during all that time? In this imaginative historical novel I try to tell the meaningful, logical story of that more secret, secluded part of his life. I show how his life story became the foundation of later worldwide Christian monasticism.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45502768545943,"sku":"9781092533225","price":1039.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781092533225.webp?v=1767923406","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/lions-in-the-desert-a-story-of-the-first-christian-hermit-9781092533225","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}