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100 1  Moss, Candida R.,|eauthor. 
245 10 God's ghostwriters :|benslaved Christians and the making 
       of the Bible /|cCandida Moss. 
250    First edition. 
264  1 New York :|bLittle, Brown and Company,|c[2024]. 
264  4 |c©2024. 
300    ix, 319 pages :|billustrations, maps ;|c24 cm. 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
336    still image|bsti|2rdacontent 
336    cartographic image|bcri|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0  Invisible hands: Essential workers -- Paul and his 
       secretaries -- Rereading the story of Jesus -- Messengers 
       and craftsmen: Messengers of God -- Curators of the word -
       - The faces of the gospel -- Legacies: The faithful 
       Christian -- Punishing the disobedient -- Epilogue. 
520    "For the past two thousand years, Christian tradition, 
       scholarship, and pop culture have credited the authorship 
       of the New Testament to a select group of men: Matthew, 
       Mark, Luke, John, and Paul. But hidden behind these named 
       and sainted individuals are a cluster of unnamed, enslaved
       coauthors and collaborators. These essential workers were 
       responsible for producing the earliest manuscripts of the 
       New Testament: making the parchment on which the texts 
       were written, taking dictation, and refining the words of 
       the apostles. And as the Christian message grew in 
       influence, it was enslaved missionaries who undertook the 
       arduous journey across the Mediterranean and along dusty 
       roads to move Christianity to Rome, Spain, and North 
       Africa— and into the pages of history. The impact of these
       enslaved contributors on the spread of Christianity, the 
       development of foundational Christian concepts, and the 
       making of the Bible was enormous, yet their role has been 
       almost entirely overlooked until now." --|cDescription 
       provided by publisher. 
600 00 Jesus Christ. 
630 00 Bible.|pNew Testament|xAuthorship. 
650  0 Church history. 
650  0 Slavery|xReligious aspects|xChristianity. 
650  0 Slavery|xReligious aspects|xDisciples of Christ. 
650  0 Church history|xSlavery.