noteworthy for the enormous amount of literary production that came from the pens of Christian writers. The early Christian movement, contrary to popular notions that it was a purely ‘oral’ religion, proved to have a robust culture of textuality. Christians in the second century produced all sorts of literature, ranging from theological treatises to sermons and commentaries, martyrdom accounts and apologetic works designed to defend the faith. On top of this, and perhaps most notably, Christians
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