Everyday writing in the Graeco-Roman East
Everyday writing in the Graeco-Roman East
Everyday writing in the Graeco-Roman East
Everyday writing in the Graeco-Roman East
Everyday writing in the Graeco-Roman East
Most of the everyday writing from the ancient world - that is, informal writing not intended for a long life or wide public distribution - has perished. Reinterpreting the silences and blanks of the historical record, leading papyrologist Roger S. Bagnall convincingly argues tha…
Everyday writing in the Graeco-Roman East
Everyday writing in the Graeco-Roman East
Everyday writing in the Graeco-Roman East
Everyday writing in the Graeco-Roman East
Everyday writing in the Graeco-Roman East
Reinterpreting the silences and blanks of the historical record, the author, a leading papyrologist, argues that ordinary people - from Britain to Egypt to Afghanistan - used writing in their daily lives far more extensively than has been recognized previously.
The Chronicle of Zuqnin is a universal history beginning with the Creation according to the biblical account and ending with the time of the Chronicler, the years 775-776 AD. The author is most probably Joshua the Stylite, a contemporary of the Caliphs al-Mansur and al-Mahdi, wh…
The Chronicle of Zuqnin is a universal history beginning with the Creation according to the biblical account and ending with the time of the Chronicler, the years 775-776 AD. The author is most probably Joshua the Stylite, a contemporary of the Caliphs al-Mansur and al-Mahdi, wh…
"This translation of John the Solitary is based on the Syriac text edited by S. Dedering. It is a description of the life of the soul; the framework, a triparite schema rooted in St. Paul, traces progression through the stages in the life of the innter person."--Back cover.
