Oral Preaching and Written Texts in Early Christianity

The study of oral preaching and writing in early Christianity delves into one of the most critical aspects of the faith's emergence and expansion in the ancient Mediterranean world. This examination unveils a rich tapestry of religious, cultural, and intellectual traditions that interwove oral and written forms of communication. Christianity, from its inception, was fundamentally a religion of the spoken word. Jesus of Nazareth, the central figure of the Christian faith, left no written rec...