Details

Subject(s)

• Bahnasā (Egypt)—Church history [Browse]
• Church history—Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 [Browse]
• Oxyrhynchus papyri [Browse]
• Manuscripts, Greek (Papyri)—Egypt—Bahnasā [Browse]

Series

• Harvard theological studies ; no. 60. [More in this series]
• Harvard theological studies ; 60 [More in this series]

Summary note

"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.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-275) and indexes.

ISBN

• 9780674025950 (alk. paper)
• 0674025954 (alk. paper)

LCCN

2008046584

OCLC

271811918

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