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Books and Readers in the Early Church

A History of Early Christian Texts

by Harry Y. Gamble

1995 337 pages eng

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; the …

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