The Oxford Handbook of Early Christian Archaeology
- ISBN-10
- 0199369046
- ISBN-13
- 9780199369041
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 707
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2019
- Publisher
- Oxford Handbooks
- Authors
- Thomas W. Davis, David K. Pettegrew, William R. Caraher
Description
"This handbook brings together work by leading scholars of the archaeology of early Christianity in the Mediterranean and surrounding regions. The 34 essays to this volume ground the history, culture, and society of the first seven centuries of Christianity in the latest currents of archaeological method, theory, and research."--
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