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010			_a 2006022843
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020			_a0802828957 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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050	0	0	_aBR62 _b.H87 2006
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100	1		_aHurtado, Larry W., _d1943-
245	1	4	_aThe earliest Christian artifacts : _bmanuscripts and Christian origins / _cLarry W. Hurtado.
260			_aGrand Rapids, MI : _bWilliam B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., _c2006.
300			_axiv, 248 p. : _bill. ; pbk ; _c23 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 193-208) and indexes.
505	0		_aThe texts -- The early Christian preference for the codex -- The nomina sacra -- The staurogram -- Other scribal features.
520	1		_a"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.
650		0	_aChristian literature, Early _xManuscripts.
650		0	_aChristianity _xOrigin.
856	4	1	_3Table of contents only _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0617/2006022843.html
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