Shorter Rules

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Shorter Rules is a foundational monastic text by Basil of Caesarea that outlines concise guidelines for communal Christian ascetic life.

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Shorter Rules canonical 2
Shorter Ascetical Rules 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian religious text
ascetic rule
monastic text
alsoKnownAs Shorter Ascetical Rules
linked to: Shorter Rules

Small Asketikon
associatedWith Basilian monastic tradition
author Basil of Caesarea
codifies rules for communal living
rules for spiritual conduct
composedInCentury 4th century
denominationalContext Eastern Christianity
emphasizes Scripture reading
charity
chastity
community life
obedience
poverty
prayer
focus cenobitic monasticism
genre question-and-answer
geographicalContext Caesarea in Cappadocia
hasPart answers
questions
historicalSignificance foundational text for Eastern monastic legislation
influenced Byzantine monasticism
Eastern monastic rules
influencedBy Scripture
earlier Christian ascetic practice
intendedAudience Christian ascetics
monks
language Greek
literaryForm didactic
purpose guidelines for communal Christian ascetic life
regionOfInfluence Byzantine Empire
Eastern Mediterranean
relatedWork Longer Rules
religiousTradition Christianity
subject Christian ethics
ascetic practice
monastic discipline
theologicalOrientation Cappadocian
linked to: Cappadocian Greek
traditionallyAttributedTo Basil the Great
linked to: Basil of Caesarea
usedBy Eastern Catholic monastic communities
Eastern Orthodox monastic communities

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Basil of Caesarea workAuthored Shorter Rules
Longer Rules relatedWork Shorter Rules
Shorter Rules alsoKnownAs Shorter Ascetical Rules
linked to: Shorter Rules