Greetings in the Lord early Christians and the Oxyrhynchus papyri
"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 e...
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, Mass. :
Harvard Theological Studies, Harvard Divinity School : Distributed by Harvard University Press
cop. 2008
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| Colección: | Harvard theological studies ;
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| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://unika.unav.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991006391719708016&context=L&vid=34UNAV_INST:VU1&search_scope=34UNAV_TODO&tab=34UNAV_TODO&lang=es |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Destination Oxyrhynchus : historical detective work in the footsteps of monks and papyrologists
- Pt. 1. Meeting Christians at the marketplace. How do you know a Christian when you see one? : God, Christians, and personal names
- What's in a nomen? : recognizing Christians through nomina sacra
- Pt. 2. Papa Sotas, Bishop of Oxyrhynchus. "Beloved Papa Sotas" : recommendation, networking, and Christian education
- The business of the Bishop : fundraising, travel, and book production
- Pt. 3. Legal matters and government dealings. Searching for Christians in official papers : certificates of sacrifice, summons, and property confiscation
- Subversion and resistance during the great persecution : from countryside church to Alexandrian courtroom
- Early Christians in the Oxyrhynchus papyri : new voices in ancient history
