Title: The Earliest Christian Artifacts
Description: "Much attention has been paid to the words of the earliest Christian canonical and extracanonical texts, yet Larry Hurtado points out that an even more telling story is being overlooked - the story of the physical texts themselves. 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 examines the distinctive physical features of early Christian manuscripts, illustrating their relevance for wider inquiry into the complex origins of Christianity."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Origin, Early Christian literature, Manuscripts, Christianity, 11.51 early Christianity, Literatur, Vroege christendom, Fysische eigenschappen, Handschrift, Handschriften, Teksten, Frühchristentum, Bible, antiquities, Christianity, origin