TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hurtado, Larry W.
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TI  - The Earliest Christian Artifacts
SN  - 9780802828958
U1  - 270.1 
CY  - Grand Rapids, Michigan
KW  - Christianity -- Origin
KW  - Christian literature, Early -- Manuscripts
N2  - `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.`
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