Description: A comprehensive and accessible survey of religious and philosophical teaching and classroom practices in the ancient world.
Review Quotes:
'...the study as a whole is richly suggestive and highly recommended.' - Gerald F. Downing, Theological Book Review
'Snyder has written a detailed, erudite and comprehensive work that explores the use of texts in teaching settings in a wide spectrum of the ancient world.' - Robert M. Royalty, Jr, BKT Assistant Professor of Religion, Wabash College, Indiana, Reviews in Religion and Theology 'Snyder is a careful and meticulous scholar whose command of the ancient literature is impressive ... Snyder has materially advanced our knowledge of how Greeks, Romans, Jews, and early Christians actually interacted with and treated their texts.' - Elizabeth DePalma Digeser, Journal of Religious History