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The earliest gospels : the origins and transmission of the earliest Christian gospels -- the contribution of the Chester Beatty Gospel Codex P⁴⁵ / studies by Barbara Aland ... [et al.] ; edited by Charles Horton.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; 258.
- Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; 258
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Church history.
- Bible. Gospels--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bible.
- Bible. Gospels--History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (201 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : T & T Clark, c2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Horton brings together the latest research on the origins of the gospels and their transmission, and provides the only guide to the Chester Beatty Codex P45. Provides an introduction to the gospel genre and examining literacy among early Christians and all that is known about the origins and transmission of the gospels. Also focuses on the significance of P45, its place as the earliest Christian gospel-book, its unique readings, the earliest extant version of the gospel of Mark, and how the manuscript was found piece by piece by an American collector.
- Contents:
- Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; List of Contributors; Chronological Table; Part I: THE EARLIEST CHRISTIAN GOSPELS AND THEIR TRANSMISSION; Part II: THE CHESTER BEATTY GOSPEL CODEX (P[sup(45)]); Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-567-42917-2
- 0-567-08293-8
- 1-283-27084-6
- 9786613270849
- 0-567-00097-4
- OCLC:
- 741691742
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