How to Overbridge the Lack of Material Evidence in the Early Christian Spreading
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| Year of publication | 2022 |
| Type | Appeared in Conference without Proceedings |
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| Description | The lack of direct archaeological evidence strictly limits the study of early Christian spreading in its formative phases (30–150 CE). While the previous research has focused on detailed analyses of rare written sources or – alternatively – on general deductive reconstructions, the proposed project uses geospatial modeling and network analysis methods to overbridge this gap in evidence with a formalized quantitative approach. The paper considers suitable proxies, such as the Jewish networks of that time or the distribution of terra sigillata pottery. Based on these databases, different models of the diffusivity of ancient cities can be examined and assessed against the preserved written evidence of earliest Christianity. |
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