Greetings in the Lord Early Christians in the Oxyrhynchus Papyri |
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| Author:
| Luijendijk, AnneMarie |
| Series title: | Harvard Theological Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-02595-0 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2009 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $43.95 |
Book Description:
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This is the first book-length study on Christians in the ancient Egyptian city of Oxyrhynchus, where some of the most important and oldest fragments of early Christian books were unearthed. Bringing the people in these dry papyrus letters and documents back to life, the book reveals how diverse Christians lived in a city of diverse situations.
This is the first book-length study on Christians in the ancient Egyptian city of Oxyrhynchus, where some of the most important and oldest fragments of early Christian books were unearthed. Bringing the people in these dry papyrus letters and documents back to life, the book reveals how diverse Christians lived in a city of diverse situations.