The Earliest Gospels: The Origins and Transmission of the Earliest Christian Gospels; The Contribution of the Chester Beat

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Horton brings together the latest research on the origins of the gospels and their transmission, and provides the only guide to the Chester Beatty Codex P45. Provides an introduction to the gospel genre and examining literacy among early Christians and all that is known about the origins and transmission of the gospels. Also focuses on the significance of P45, its place as the earliest Christian gospel-book, its unique readings, the earliest extant version of the gospel of Mark, and how the manuscript was found piece by piece by an American collector.

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Mention - International Review of Biblical Studies, Vol. 51:2004/05 -- Barbara Aland et al
'Without exception, the papers published here contribute significantly to biblical scholarship * Pacifica *
'This is a worthwhile collection, useful also because in it authors such as Hengel, Gamble, Stanton and Petersen summarize in a single article arguments that they have laid out at much greater length.' P.J. Williams, Themelios, 32/1 -- P.J. Williams * Themelios *

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Charles Horton is Curator of the Western Collections of the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin