| ISBN |
030021541X (hbk.) |
| 9780300215410 (hbk.) |
| Author |
Nongbri, Brent |
| Title |
God's library : the archaeology of the earliest Christian manuscripts / Brent Nongbri |
| Publisher |
New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, 2018 |
| Physical desc. |
xi, 403 pages ; illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. |
| Note |
CBL illustrations and ref. to CBL manuscripts and archives: pages 116-156. |
| Bibliography etc. |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-383) and indexes. |
| Contents |
Prologue: Reintroducing the earliest Christian manuscripts -- The early Christian book -- The dating game -- Finding early Christian books in Egypt -- A discover 'which threw all others in the shade': the Beatty biblical papyri -- An elusive collection: the Bodmer papyri -- Excavating Christian litter and literature at Oxyrhynchus -- Fabricating a second-century codex of the Four Gospels -- Epilogue: The future of ancient Christian books -- Appendix: Christian books from Oxyrhynchus. |
| Corporate name |
Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscripts |
| Subject |
Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- BP I |
| Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- BP II |
| Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- BP III |
| Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- BP IV |
| Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- BP V |
| Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- BP VI |
| Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- BP VII |
| Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- BP VIII |
| Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- BP IX |
| Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- BP X |
| Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- BP XI |
| Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- BP XII |
| Manuscripts, Greek (Papyri) -- Egypt |
| Manuscripts, Greek (Papyri) -- Ireland -- Dublin |
| Manuscript dating |
