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The scriptural universe of ancient Christianity / Guy G. Stroumsa.

By: Stroumsa, Guy G [author.]
Material type: TextTextPublisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2016Description: 184 pages ; 25 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780674545137; 0674545133Subject(s): Sacred books -- History and criticism | Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 | Christianity and other religions | Books -- Religious aspects -- ChristianityLOC classification: BL71 | .S77 2016Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction: A double paradigm shift -- A scriptural galaxy -- A divine palimpsest -- Religious revolution and cultural change -- Scripture and culture -- The new self and reading practices -- Communities of knowledge -- Eastern wisdoms -- A world full of letters -- Scriptural and personal authority -- Conclusion: Alexandria, Jerusalem, Baghdad.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: A double paradigm shift -- A scriptural galaxy -- A divine palimpsest -- Religious revolution and cultural change -- Scripture and culture -- The new self and reading practices -- Communities of knowledge -- Eastern wisdoms -- A world full of letters -- Scriptural and personal authority -- Conclusion: Alexandria, Jerusalem, Baghdad.

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