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Roger S. Bagnall EARLY CHRISTIAN KS IN EGYPT "This book is brilliant, concise, and elegantly written. Bagnall provides a masterful and readable study, while also addressing a number of con troversies in early Christian studies. The book will be an instant and major classic in the field-it is that good." - T. G. Wilfong, University of Michigan "Written by one of the world's leading papyrologists, this book is full of valuable and interesting information that will help to advance the discussion of a hot topic." -Robert Kraft, University of Pennsylvania Roger S. Bagnall EARLY CHRISTIAN BOOKS IN EGYPT Princeton University Press Princeton and Oxford Copyright© 2009 by Princeton University Press Published by Princeton University Press, 41 William Street, Princeton, New Jersey 08540 In the United Kingdom: Princeton University Press, 6 Oxford Street, Woodstock, Oxfordshire OX2o 1TW All Rights Reserved Library ofC ongress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Bagnall, Roger S. Early Christian books in Egypt I Roger S. Bagnall. p.cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN 978-o-691-14026-1 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Christian literature, Early-Egypt-Manuscripts. 2. Egypt-Church history. 3· Manuscripts (Papyri) I. Title. BR190.B34 2009 276.2'01-dc22 2008045333 British Library Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available This book has been composed in Minion Printed on acid-free paper. oo press.princeton.edu Printed in the United States of America 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 For Henri Schiller Contents List ofF igures ix Preface xi A Note on Abbreviations XV CHAPTER I The Dating of the Earliest Christian Books in Egypt GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS 1 CHAPTER ll Two Case Studies 25 CHAPTER Ill The Economics of Book Production 50 CHAPTER IV The Spread of the Codex 70 Notes 91 Bibliography 99 Index of Subjects 105 Index of Papyrological Texts Discussed no List of Figures FIGURE 1.1. P.Bad. N 56. Photo courtesy of Institut fur Papyrologie, University ofHeidelberg 13 FIGURE 1.2. P. Oxy. L 3523. Photo courtesy of the Egypt Exploration Society 14 FIGURE 1.3. P.Oxy. LXN 4404. Photo courtesy of the Egypt Exploration Society 15 FIGURE 1-4- P.Oxy. LX 4009. Photo courtesy of the Egypt Exploration Society 16 FIGURE 2.1. Magdalen papyrus Ms. Gr. 17. Photo courtesy the President and Fellows of Magdalen College Oxford 29 FIGURE 2.2. Fragment of Matthew, P.Monts.Roca 1. Photo courtesy Abadia de Montserrat 30 FIGURE 2.3. 8HevXIIgr. Photo courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority 31 FIGURE 2.4. Qumran fragment 7Q5. Photo Taila Sagiv, Courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority 37 FIGURE 2.5. O.Masada 784. Photo Mariana Salzberger, Courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority 39 FIGURE 2.6. P.Vindob. G 42417: Letter to the Hebrews. Photo courtesy Papyrussamrnlung, Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek 40 X 0 LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE 2.7. P.Iand. I 4· Photo courtesy Universitatsbibliothek, ~~ ~ FIGURE 2.8. P.Oxy. L 3529. Photo courtesy of the Egypt Exploration Society 44 FIGURE 2.9. P.Mich. 130. Photo courtesy University of Michigan ~~ ~ FIGURE 4.1. P. Oxy. XLI 2949. Photo courtesy of the Egypt Exploration Society 75 FIGURE 4.2. PSI VIII 921. Photo courtesy Graeco-Roman Museum, Alexandria 76 FIGURE 4-3· P.IFAO 11 31. Photo reproduced with permission of the Institut fran~j:ais d'archeologie orientale, Cairo 77

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