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God's Library: The Archaeology of the Earliest Christian Manuscripts
By Nongbri, Brent
- ISBN
- 9780300215410
- Publisher
- Yale Univ.
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Starred Review on August 1, 2018 | Spirituality and Religion
Nongbri (ancient history, Macquarie Univ.; Before Religion) challenges readers to reconsider the earliest Christian writings as three-dimensional objects, theorizing that we are unable to know precisely the dates or provenance of these texts, owing to circumspect antiquities dealers, questionable and/or dated excavation methods, and a singular focus on paleography. The first chapter details what we should consi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
