TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hurtado,Larry W.
TI  - The earliest Christian artifacts: manuscripts and Christian origins 
SN  - 0802828957
AV  - BR62 .H87 2006
U1  - ARCH YNDC 270.1 H967E 22
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Grand Rapids, MI
PB  - W.B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
KW  - Christian literature, Early
KW  - Manuscripts
KW  - Christianity
KW  - Origin
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-208) and indexes; The texts --; The early Christian preference for the codex --; The nomina sacra --; The staurogram --; Other scribal features
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."--Jacket
ER  -