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Christianity and the Transformation of the Book

Origen, Eusebius, and the Library of Caesarea

by Anthony Grafton

  • Paperback
  • 384 pages
  • Publisher: Harvard University Press
  • 14.3 x 20.7 x 2.7 cm

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For those seeking deeper biblical understanding.

"Christianity and the Transformation of the Book" enlightens

You will gain fresh insights into early Christian texts.

Discover how early Christians transformed the way we read and understand the Bible through innovative scholarly methods in this insightful book by Anthony Grafton.

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When early Christians began to study the Bible, and to write their own history and that of the Jews whom they claimed to supersede, they used scholarly methods invented by the librarians and literary critics of Hellenistic Alexandria. But Origen and Eusebius, two scholars of late Roman Caesarea, produced new kinds of books, in which parallel columns made possible critical comparisons previously unenvisioned.
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  • Title

    Christianity and the Transformation of the Book

  • Author

    Anthony Grafton

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Harvard University Press

  • Published

    September 2008

  • Weight

    464g

  • Page Count

    384

  • Dimensions

    14.3 x 20.7 x 2.7 cm

  • ISBN

    9780674030480

  • ISBN-10

    0674030486

  • Eden Code

    1226395

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