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Books and Readers in the Early Church: A History of Early Christian Texts Paperback – September 23, 1997

by Harry Y. Gamble (Author)

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This fascinating and lively book provides the first comprehensive discussion of the production, circulation, and use of books in early Christianity. It explores the extent of literacy in early Christian communities; the relation in the early church between oral tradition and written materials; the physical form of early Christian books; how books were produced, transcribed, published, duplicated, and disseminated; how Christian libraries were formed; who read the books, in what circumstances, and to what purposes.

Harry Y. Gamble interweaves practical and technological dimensions of the production and use of early Christian books with the social and institutional history of the period. Drawing on evidence from papyrology, codicology, textual criticism, and early church history, as well as on knowledge about the bibliographical practices that characterized Jewish and Greco-Roman culture, he offers a new perspective on the role of books in the first five centuries of the early church.
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  1. Print length
    352 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publication date
    September 23, 1997
  4. Dimensions
    6 x 0.89 x 8.9 inches
  5. ISBN-10
    0300069189
  6. ISBN-13
    978-0300069181
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Yale University Press
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 23, 1997
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ New edition
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 352 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0300069189
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0300069181
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.05 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.89 x 8.9 inches
  • Best Sellers Rank: #865,316 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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