The social origins of Christian architecture : building God's house in the Roman world: architectural adaptation among Pagans, Jews and Christians /

White, L. Michael,

The social origins of Christian architecture : building God's house in the Roman world: architectural adaptation among Pagans, Jews and Christians / Building God's house in the Roman world. L. Michael White. - Valley Forge, Pa. : Trinity Press, 1996. - xi, 211 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm. - Harvard theological studies ; 42 . - Harvard theological studies ; no. 42. .

Vol. 1 is a reprint of the 1990 ed. published for the American Schools of Oriental Research by Johns Hopkins University Press.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Vol. I. Building God's house in the Roman world -- vol. II. Texts and monuments for the Christian domus ecclesiae in its environment.

156338180X (v. 1 : alk. paper) 9781563381805 (v. 1 : alk. paper)

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Architecture, Early Christian.
Basilicas.
Temples, Roman.
Mithraea.
Synagogues.
Buildings--Remodeling for other use--Rome.

NA4817 / .W55 1996

726/.5/093709015