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Epigraphic

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ep·i·graph  (p-grf)
n.
1. An inscription, as on a statue or building.
2. A motto or quotation, as at the beginning of a literary composition, setting forth a theme.
[Greek epigraph, from epigraphein, to write on; see epigram.]
epi·graphic, epi·graphi·cal adj.
epi·graphi·cal·ly adv.
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Where the material evidence allows (which is often but not always), Fishwick addresses the same topics for each province: the epigraphic record and other sources, honorific statues, priestly titles, origin and social background of provincial priests, their careers, the priestly office and the title by which the priest is known, provincial priestesses, federal and provincial officials, chronology of that provincial priesthood, office and duties, administrative officials.
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Peter Lampe, Professor of New Testament at Heidelberg University, uses epigraphic evidence to complement Christian texts: from Paul's Letter to the Romans to the writings of Clement of Rome, Justin Martyr, Montanus, and Valentinus.
From Paul to Valentinus: Christians at Rome in the First Two Centuries by Krentz, Edgar / Currents in Theology and Mission
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