The Earliest Christian Artifacts: Manuscripts and Christian Origins Author: Larry W. Hurtado Retail Price: $22.00 Our Price: $16.99 Save: 5.01 (22.77%) Availability: In Stock        In this insightful study, Larry Hurtado tells the story of the physical early Christian canonical texts. He introduces readers to the staurogram, possibly the first representation of the cross, the nomina sacra, a textual abbreviation system, and the puzzling Christian preference for book-like texts over scrolls as well as other scribal features. Hurtado uses studies by papyrologists and palaeographers as well as New Testament scholars, and includes photographic plates of selected manuscripts to support his findings. Similar Items you may enjoy! At the Origins of Christian Worship: The Context and Character of Earliest Christian Devotion Author: Larry W. Hurtado Our Price: $13.99 Picturing the Bible: The Earliest Christian Art Author: Jeffery Spier Our Price: $59.99 Christology in Context: The Earliest Christian Response to Jesus Author: Marinus DeJonge Our Price: $24.99 At the Heart of the Gospel: Suffering in the Earliest Christian Message Author: L. Ann Jervis Our Price: $10.99