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Author | : Roger S. Bagnall |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 2021-07-13 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1400833787 |
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For the past hundred years, much has been written about the early editions of Christian texts discovered in the region that was once Roman Egypt. Scholars have cited these papyrus manuscripts--containing the Bible and other Christian works--as evidence of Christianity's presence in that historic area during the first three centuries AD. In Early Christian Books in Egypt, distinguished papyrologist Roger Bagnall shows that a great deal of this discussion and scholarship has been misdirected, biased, and at odds with the realities of the ancient world. Providing a detailed picture of the social, economic, and intellectual climate in which these manuscripts were written and circulated, he reveals that the number of Christian books from this period is likely fewer than previously believed. Bagnall explains why papyrus manuscripts have routinely been dated too early, how the role of Christians in the history of the codex has been misrepresented, and how the place of books in ancient society has been misunderstood. The author offers a realistic reappraisal of the number of Christians in Egypt during early Christianity, and provides a thorough picture of the economics of book production during the period in order to determine the number of Christian papyri likely to have existed. Supporting a more conservative approach to dating surviving papyri, Bagnall examines the dramatic consequences of these findings for the historical understanding of the Christian church in Egypt.
Author | : C. Wilfred Griggs |
Publisher | : Brill Archive |
Total Pages | : 292 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9789004091597 |
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Author | : Brent Nongbri |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 416 |
Release | : 2018-08-21 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0300240988 |
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A provocative book from a highly original scholar, challenging much of what we know about early Christian manuscripts In this bold and groundbreaking book, Brent Nongbri provides an up-to-date introduction to the major collections of early Christian manuscripts and demonstrates that much of what we thought we knew about these books and fragments is mistaken. While biblical scholars have expended much effort in their study of the texts contained within our earliest Christian manuscripts, there has been a surprising lack of interest in thinking about these books as material objects with individual, unique histories. We have too often ignored the ways that the antiquities market obscures our knowledge of the origins of these manuscripts. Through painstaking archival research and detailed studies of our most important collections of early Christian manuscripts, Nongbri vividly shows how the earliest Christian books are more than just carriers of texts or samples of handwriting. They are three-dimensional archaeological artifacts with fascinating stories to tell, if we’re willing to listen.
Author | : D. W Johnson |
Publisher | : CUA Press |
Total Pages | : 249 |
Release | : 2007-04 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0813214807 |
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With increasing interest in early Egyptian (Coptic) Christianity, this volume offers an important collection of essays about Coptic language, literature, and social history by the very finest authors in the field. The essays explore a wide range of topics and offer much to the advancement of Coptic studies
Author | : Harry Y. Gamble |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 356 |
Release | : 1995-01-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780300069181 |
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This fascinating and lively book provides the first comprehensive discussion of the production, circulation, and use of books in early Christianity. It explores the extent of literacy in early Christian communities; the relation in the early church between oral tradition and written materials; the physical form of early Christian books; how books were produced, transcribed, published, duplicated, and disseminated; how Christian libraries were formed; who read the books, in what circumstances, and to what purposes. Harry Y. Gamble interweaves practical and technological dimensions of the production and use of early Christian books with the social and institutional history of the period. Drawing on evidence from papyrology, codicology, textual criticism, and early church history, as well as on knowledge about the bibliographical practices that characterized Jewish and Greco-Roman culture, he offers a new perspective on the role of books in the first five centuries of the early church.
Author | : Febe Armanios |
Publisher | : OUP USA |
Total Pages | : 271 |
Release | : 2011-02-25 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 019974484X |
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Chiefly interested in the early modern period, 1517-1798.
Author | : Anthony Hilhorst |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 574 |
Release | : 2018-12-10 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9047407679 |
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This collection of essays gives a vivid impression of Egypt as background and stage of Jewish, Christian, and Gnostic thought and life in antiquity. It demonstrates Egypt’s important role in the history, literature and culture of these religions.
Author | : C. Wilfred Griggs |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 292 |
Release | : 2000-01-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9789004119260 |
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In this study, the history of Christianity in Egypt is discussed, from its earliest recorded origins until 451 CE, when the Egyptian Coptic Church became the national religion. During this period, we observe the development of features unique to Egyptian Christianity, such as the imposition of Catholic ecclesiasticism in Alexandria and southward, and the presence of forces that would lead to the establishment of a national religion. This study will greatly contribute to an increased understanding of early Egyptian history, as well as to the understanding of early Christianity in general.
Author | : William E. Klingshirn |
Publisher | : CUA Press |
Total Pages | : 357 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 0813214866 |
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Written by experts in the field, the essays in this volume examine the early Christian book from a wide range of disciplines: religion, art history, history, Near Eastern studies, and classics.
Author | : Robert De Rustafjaell |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 376 |
Release | : 1909 |
Genre | : Christian antiquities |
ISBN | : |
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