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The Search for Early Christian Egypt: Archaeology and the Treasures of the Desert

The Search for Early Christian Egypt: Archaeology and the Treasures of the Desert

Lecture by Darlene Brooks Hedstrom

Given at Lanier Theological Library, on May 26, 2018

How did Christianity reach Egypt? What are the earliest fragments of the New Testament found in Egypt? What can archaeology tell us about when Christianity replaced the older Egyptian religion? This lecture will showcase remarkable discoveries from Egypt that illustrate how vital the country is to the history of early Christianity.

Darlene Brooks Hedstrom is Professor of History, Chair of Humanities, and Director of Archaeology at Wittenberg University in Springfield, OH. Click here to visit her page on Academia.edu.

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