Egypt
What's New in Papyrology
The above page includes a link to the first chapter, in PDF format, and a table of contents.
- New Book: Everyday Writing In The Graeco-roman East
University of California Press Everyday Writing in the Graeco-Roman East Roger S. Bagnall December 2010 Most of the everyday writing from the ancient world—that is, informal writing not intended for a long life or wide public distribution—has perished....
- Book Review: Greetings In The Lord
Bryn Mawr Classical Review (review by Roberta Mazza) AnneMarie Luijendijk, Greetings in the Lord: Early Christians and the Oxyrhynchus Papyri. Harvard Theological Studies 60. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard Divinity School, 2008. The city of Oxyrhynchus has...
- Book Review: Early Christian Books In Egypt
Scholia Reviews (Review by Jonathan More) Scholia Reviews ns 19 (2010) 1. Roger S. Bagnall, Early Christian Books in Egypt. Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2009. Christian manuscripts discovered in the Egyptian desert have supplied students...
- Book Review: Early Christian Books In Egypt
Bryn Mawr Classical Review (Reveiw by Benjamin Garstad) Roger S. Bagnall, Early Christian Books in Egypt. Princeton/Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2009. Roger Bagnall is one of the foremost authorities on the written remains of Roman Egypt and...
- Book Review: Early Christian Books In Egypt
bookreviews.org (review by Larry W. Hurtado) Thanks to the What's New in Papyrology blog for pointing to this link. Bagnall, Roger S. Early Christian Books in Egypt Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2009. Originating in a set of lectures delivered...
Egypt
Forthcoming: Early Christian Books in Egypt Roger S. Bagnall
What's New in Papyrology
For the past hundred years, much has been written about the early editions of Christian texts discovered in the region that was once Roman Egypt. Scholars have cited these papyrus manuscripts--containing the Bible and other Christian works--as evidence of Christianity's presence in that historic area during the first three centuries AD. In Early Christian Books in Egypt, distinguished papyrologist Roger Bagnall shows that a great deal of this discussion and scholarship has been misdirected, biased, and at odds with the realities of the ancient world. Providing a detailed picture of the social, economic, and intellectual climate in which these manuscripts were written and circulated, he reveals that the number of Christian books from this period is likely fewer than previously believed.
Bagnall explains why papyrus manuscripts have routinely been dated too early, how the role of Christians in the history of the codex has been misrepresented, and how the place of books in ancient society has been misunderstood.
The above page includes a link to the first chapter, in PDF format, and a table of contents.
- New Book: Everyday Writing In The Graeco-roman East
University of California Press Everyday Writing in the Graeco-Roman East Roger S. Bagnall December 2010 Most of the everyday writing from the ancient world—that is, informal writing not intended for a long life or wide public distribution—has perished....
- Book Review: Greetings In The Lord
Bryn Mawr Classical Review (review by Roberta Mazza) AnneMarie Luijendijk, Greetings in the Lord: Early Christians and the Oxyrhynchus Papyri. Harvard Theological Studies 60. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard Divinity School, 2008. The city of Oxyrhynchus has...
- Book Review: Early Christian Books In Egypt
Scholia Reviews (Review by Jonathan More) Scholia Reviews ns 19 (2010) 1. Roger S. Bagnall, Early Christian Books in Egypt. Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2009. Christian manuscripts discovered in the Egyptian desert have supplied students...
- Book Review: Early Christian Books In Egypt
Bryn Mawr Classical Review (Reveiw by Benjamin Garstad) Roger S. Bagnall, Early Christian Books in Egypt. Princeton/Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2009. Roger Bagnall is one of the foremost authorities on the written remains of Roman Egypt and...
- Book Review: Early Christian Books In Egypt
bookreviews.org (review by Larry W. Hurtado) Thanks to the What's New in Papyrology blog for pointing to this link. Bagnall, Roger S. Early Christian Books in Egypt Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2009. Originating in a set of lectures delivered...