Manuscript, society, and belief in early Christian Egypt
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Manuscript, society, and belief in early Christian Egypt
（Schweich lectures, 1977）
published for the British Academy by the Oxford Univers ity Press, 1979
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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The origins and development of the Church in Egypt remain one of the vexed problems of early Christian history. In his Schweich Lectures, delivered in 1977, Dr C. H. Roberts examines the evidence of the Christian papyri discovered in Egypt to see what light they cast on the problems and how far they support statements in our ancient authorities or the theories of modern scholars. Among matters discussed are the influence of Judaism and whether Gnosticism was really
as powerful in the first three centuries in Egypt as is sometimes thought; particular attention is paid to the historical significance in these early manuscripts of the nomina sacra, the abbreviations of the divine names.
Table of Contents
- Abbreviations
- Lecture I. The Evidence of the Papyri
- Lecture II. Nomina Sacra: Origins and Significance
- Lecture III. The Character and Development of The Church
- Appendices
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