Early Christianity in the Lycus Valley. By Ulrich Huttner. Translated by David Green
This substantial and important volume, which covers a period from the first to the fifth century (Chalcedon) is essential for anyone interested in the archaeology and history of early Christianity in Asia Minor. Evidence is meticulously assembled and intelligently presented. It will be a prime resou...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2020
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The journal of theological studies
Year: 2020, Volume: 71, Issue: 2, Pages: 877-879 |
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| Summary: | This substantial and important volume, which covers a period from the first to the fifth century (Chalcedon) is essential for anyone interested in the archaeology and history of early Christianity in Asia Minor. Evidence is meticulously assembled and intelligently presented. It will be a prime resource for anyone studying the history of Christianity in Asia Minor for years to come.The methodological underpinning of this study is based on Harnack’s foundational observations on the importance of regionalism. Thus, the geography both physical and social provides the parameters of the range of evidence reviewed. While the volume is titled very correctly in terms of this geography (and Section 1.3 provides a thorough overview), we may wonder if this may mean that some scholars of Christian origins and the early church may miss its significance, since ‘the Lycus Valley’ prior to this study has not been an area that many historians of the early church immediately recognized by name. Perhaps if the study had been entitled as being about ‘south-western Phrygia’ it might have helped situate the sites conceptually. Nevertheless, Huttner’s study itself has put the region on our mental map. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4607 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of theological studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jts/flaa064 |