Christian women in the Greek papyri of Egypt to 400 CE /

The documentary papyri are an unparalleled source for the study of women in antiquity. Among them are numbers of female-authored texts which allow women's voices to be heard. In the period to 400 CE twenty-six of these texts provide information on Christian women's religious lives. This bo...

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Main Author: Mathieson, Erica A. (Author)

Corporate Author: Macquarie University. Ancient Cultures Research Centre.

Format: Book

Language: English

Published: Turnhout, Belgium : Brepols, 2014.

Series: Studia antiqua australiensia ; 6.

Subjects:

Christian women > Religious life > Egypt.

Manuscripts, Greek (Papyri) > Egypt.

Women in Christianity > History > Early church, ca. 30-600.