Building God's House in the Roman World: Architectural Adaptation among Pagans, Jews, and Christians (The ASOR Library of Biblical and Near Eastern Archaeology)
Hardcover
1990 · Baltimore, Maryland
by White, L. Michael
Baltimore, Maryland: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1990. Hardcover. 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). (Inventory #: 156348)