Greetings in the Lord : early Christians and the Oxyrhynchus papyri / AnneMarie Luijendijk.

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard Theological Studies, Harvard Divinity School : Distributed by Harvard University Press, c2008.

xix, 294 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

"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 examines his work, and finds evidence of Christian resistance during times of persecution"--Provided by publisher.

English

April 08, 2009

Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-275) and indexes.