Title: Greetings in the Lord
Description: "Investigates private letters and official documents found at the ancient Egyptian city of Oxyrhynchus pertaining to Christians in the pre-Constantinian era, taking the reader to the marketplace, church, and court room. Analyzes scribal habits, discovers the city's first known bishop and examines his work, and finds evidence of Christian resistance during times of persecution"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Church history, Manuscripts, Greek (Papyri), Oxyrhynchus papyri, Primitive and early church, Papyrus, Alltag, Oxyrhynchos-papyrer, Oxyrhynchos, Kyrkohistoria, Sozialgeschichte, Frühchristentum, Fornkyrkan, Egypt, religion
Places: Bahnasā, Bahnasā (Egypt), Egypt
Time periods: Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600