The World of Early Egyptian Christianity: Language, Literature, and Social context

by James E. Goehring and Janet A. Timbie

With increasing interest in early Egyptian (Coptic) Christianity, this volume offers an important collection of essays about Coptic language, literature, and social history by some of the finest authors in the field. The essays range broadly through the areas of Coptic language and literature, examining the origins and history of the Coptic community in its formative years. The Jewish content and connections of earliest Christianity in Egypt are explored,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081321579X
• ISBN13: 9780813215792
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Catholic University of America Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"