The Commentary on the Rule takes into account the long history of Commentary on St.
The Commentary makes use of the very lengthy Monastic Tradition, works of the Church Fathers, East.
Each chapter has a selection of the rule, following the divisions of dates on which sections of the Rule are read in monasteries, then a Commentary on that section, followed by an application, through 72 chapters completing the entire Rule.
Benedict\'s Rule and discusses this history at length in the introduction.
The Commentary on the Rule takes into account the long history of Commentary on St