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Books And Readers In The Early Church: A History Of Early Christian Texts
Author: Gamble, Harry Y.
Paperback; Illustrations
352 pages
Published: November 1997
Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300069189

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; and how books were produced, who read them, and why. Illustrated. 312 pp.A discussion of the production, circulation and use of books in early Christianity. This book covers areas such as the relation between oral tradition and written materials, books' transcription, publication and dissemination, and how Christian libraries were formed and how they were used.


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