Feb 12, 2022
PAXAMATIA – The STABLE FOOD ITEM AND MAIN CALORIE PROVIDER OF THE FATHERS OF THE DESERTS
PAXAMATIA – The STABLE FOOD ITEM AND MAIN CALORIE PROVIDER OF THE FATHERS OF THE DESERTS
The staple food of the Fathers of the Desert, and their main energy provision, as revealed in the Apophthegmata Patrum (Sayings of the Desert Fathers) was the paxamatia as the word is given in the Greek version. In the original Coptic version, it is simply called ‘oik’, which stands for bread in Coptic. What is this paxamatia? And how was it eaten? Benjamin Hansen explains: Paxamatia, a small…
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