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Guardians of Letters

Literacy, Power, and the Transmitters of Early Christian Literature

Kim Haines-Eitzen

Oxford University Press Academic US

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Guardians of Letters

Who were the scribes that copied early Christian literature during the second and third centuries? What roles did they play in the reproduction and dissemination of these writings? To answer these questions, this study utilizes evidence from early Christian literature and the earliest Christian papyri--including their form, physical features, and textual characteristics.