uncovering a North African tradition Oden, Thomas C. creator text bibliography ilu Downers Grove, Ill IVP Academic c2011 2011 monographic eng

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332 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. A buried history awaiting discovery -- Libya in biblical times -- The Cyrene-Jerusalem link: early Christianity in Cyrene -- The Cyrenaic core of early Christian leadership -- Libyan voices in Christian history before Nicaea -- Synesius of Cyrene -- Five centuries of Christian presence in Cyrene -- The early Christian presence in eastern Libya -- Early Christian presence in Tripolitania -- Why Libya? -- Conclusion: the Libyan contribution to Christianity. Thomas C. Oden. Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-322) and indexes. f-ly--- Libya Church history BR190 .O35 2011 AFR 276.1201 Ode 2011 9780830839438 (pbk.) 2011023113 DLC 110607 20250429114412.0 16813410