The Earliest Christian Artifacts : Manuscripts and Christian Origins Paperback - 2006
by Hurtado, Larry W
- Used
Description
Details
- Title The Earliest Christian Artifacts : Manuscripts and Christian Origins
- Author Hurtado, Larry W
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Illustrated.
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 262
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Eerdmans Publishing Company, William B, Grand Rapids MI
- Date 2006-11-01
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # 5191435-6
- ISBN 9780802828958 / 0802828957
- Weight 0.77 lbs (0.35 kg)
- Dimensions 8.94 x 6.08 x 0.65 in (22.71 x 15.44 x 1.65 cm)
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Themes
- Religious Orientation: Christian
- Theometrics: Academic
- Library of Congress subjects Christianity - Origin, Christian literature, Early - Manuscripts
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006022843
- Dewey Decimal Code 270.1
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From the rear cover
Widely recognized for his outstanding scholarship, Hurtado combines his comprehensive knowledge of Christian origins with an archivists eye to make sense of these earliest objects of the faith. He introduces readers to the staurogram, possibly the first representation of the cross, the "nomina sacra," a textual abbreviation system, and the puzzling Christian preference for book-like texts over scrolls.
Drawing on studies by papyrologists and palaeographers as well as New Testament scholars -- and including photographic plates of selected manuscripts-- "The Earliest Christian Artifacts" astutely introduces the distinctive physical features of early Christian manuscripts, illustrating their relevance for wider inquiry into the complex origins of Christianity.
Media reviews
Citations
- Christian Century, 04/03/2007, Page 54
- Reference and Research Bk News, 02/01/2007, Page 21
