Horsley G.H.R. New Documents Illustrating Early Christianity, 1: Review of the Greek Inscriptions and Papyri Published in 1976

Macquarie University, 1981. — 164 p.This series seeks to keep New Testament and early church researchers, teachers, and students abreast of emerging documentary evidence by reproducing and reviewing recently published Greek inscriptions and papyri that illumine the context in which the Christian church developed. Produced by the Ancient History Documentary Research Centre at Macquarie University, the New Docs volumes broaden the context of biblical studies and other related fields and provide a better understanding of the historical and social milieus of early Christianity.Among the entries and topics in this review of Greek inscriptions and papyri published in 1976 are an invitation to the ''kline'' of Sarapis, a personalized aretalogy of Isis, dedications to the ''Most High God'', the regional kanon for requisitioned transport, the use of a double name, ''nimina sacra'' in synagogue inscriptions, a Christian complaining about assault, and the earliest attested monk.