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1. A Scriptural Galaxy

  • Guy G. Stroumsa
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The Scriptural Universe of Ancient Christianity
This chapter is in the book The Scriptural Universe of Ancient Christianity
© 2017 Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA and London, England

© 2017 Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA and London, England

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Introduction: A Double Paradigm Shift 1
  4. 1. A Scriptural Galaxy 10
  5. 2. A Divine Palimpsest 29
  6. 3. Religious Revolution and Cultural Change 40
  7. 4. Scripture and Culture 55
  8. 5. The New Self and Reading Practices 71
  9. 6. Communities of Knowledge 83
  10. 7. Eastern Wisdoms 97
  11. 8. A World Full of Letters 108
  12. 9. Scriptural and Personal Authority 121
  13. Conclusion: Alexandria, Jerusalem, Baghdad 132
  14. Notes 139
  15. Acknowledgments 179
  16. Index 181
https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674974883-002

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Introduction: A Double Paradigm Shift 1
  4. 1. A Scriptural Galaxy 10
  5. 2. A Divine Palimpsest 29
  6. 3. Religious Revolution and Cultural Change 40
  7. 4. Scripture and Culture 55
  8. 5. The New Self and Reading Practices 71
  9. 6. Communities of Knowledge 83
  10. 7. Eastern Wisdoms 97
  11. 8. A World Full of Letters 108
  12. 9. Scriptural and Personal Authority 121
  13. Conclusion: Alexandria, Jerusalem, Baghdad 132
  14. Notes 139
  15. Acknowledgments 179
  16. Index 181
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