The earliest Christian artifacts : manuscripts and Christian origins /
Hurtado, Larry W., 1943-,
The earliest Christian artifacts : manuscripts and Christian origins / [print] Larry W. Hurtado. - Grand Rapids, Michigan : William B. Eerdmans Pub. Company, (c)2006. - xiv, 248 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
The texts -- The early Christian preference for the codex -- The nomina sacra -- The staurogram -- Other scribal features.
"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.
9780802828958
2006022843
GBA670215 bnb
013532105 Uk
Christian literature, Early--Manuscripts.
Christianity--Origin.
BR62.H967.H878 2006 BR62
The earliest Christian artifacts : manuscripts and Christian origins / [print] Larry W. Hurtado. - Grand Rapids, Michigan : William B. Eerdmans Pub. Company, (c)2006. - xiv, 248 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
The texts -- The early Christian preference for the codex -- The nomina sacra -- The staurogram -- Other scribal features.
"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.
9780802828958
2006022843
GBA670215 bnb
013532105 Uk
Christian literature, Early--Manuscripts.
Christianity--Origin.
BR62.H967.H878 2006 BR62