The first volume of a two-volume set is an architectural history of the early church set within a wider cultural context of developing social and religious practices within the emerging Christian movement. Before Christianity became the official Roman religion, devotees met in each others' homes. Wi
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The first volume of a two-volume set is an architectural history of the early church set within a wider cultural context of developing social and religious practices within the emerging Christian movement. Before Christianity became the official Roman religion, devotees met in each others' homes. Wi
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Fine in fine jacket. Illustrated with black & white figures/drawings. 211 pages. 8vo, gray cloth, pictorial d.w. Baltimore: John Hopkins University Press, (1990). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper.
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G (DJ holds a bit loose on the book; former owner name and year on first page; edges of book block have faint foxing; page surfaces are generally clear. ) Teal cloth, glossy teal and illus. dust jacket, 211 pp., BW figures. "Sets the architectural history of the early church within its wider cultural context. The change from house churches to public basilicas coincided with crucial developments in the social aspects and religious practices of Christianity. Using literary, archaeological, and documentary sources, [this book] reconstructs the historical issues linked to this developmental process." (dj).