Nazirites
The Old Testament institution of Nazirites (Numbers 6) as a typological precursor to Christian religious life and monasticism. Moses instituted the Nazirites and dictated their laws; Basil is called "the Moses of cenobitic monks" by analogy.
Preliminaries
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TO THE MOST REVEREND AND MOST ILLUSTRIOUS LORD HENRY FRANCIS VAN DER BURCH, ARCHBISHOP AND DUKE OF CAMBRAI, PRINCE OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, COUNT OF CAMBRAI.
— Moses instituted the Nazirites and dictated their laws; Basil is called "the Moses of cenobitic monks" by analogy.
"Moses instituted the Nazirites and dictated laws for them in Numbers v."