Monthly Archives: February 2019

P129: Some Questions about a Papyrus of 1 Corinthians

Posted on February 26, 2019 by Brent Nongbri

[[Update: The papyrus fragments of Romans and 1 Corinthians discussed in this post were among those stolen from the Egypt Exploration Society. See details here.]] On a few occasions, I’ve mentioned a fragmentary papyrus leaf containing 1 Corinthians in the … Continue reading →

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The Tchacos-Ferrini Codex of the Pauline Epistles in Coptic

Posted on February 23, 2019 by Brent Nongbri

While working through Scott Carroll’s videos, I’ve mentioned what I’m calling the Tchacos-Ferrini Codex of the Pauline epistles in Coptic (LDAB 108582). Little is currently known about this papyrus codex aside from an article in the journal Early Christianity by … Continue reading →

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Newsreel Footage of Codex Sinaiticus from 1933

Posted on February 13, 2019 by Brent Nongbri

The major portions of Codex Sinaiticus that now reside in the British Library were bound into a volume by Douglas Cockerell after the leaves were closely studied by H.J.M. Milne and T.C. Skeat in their classic book, Scribes and Correctors … Continue reading →

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Scott Carroll’s Christian Manuscripts

Posted on February 12, 2019 by Brent Nongbri

Scott Carroll and the Hobby Lobby / Museum of the Bible organization cut ties in May of 2012. Yet, his public presentations after that time continued to include images of manuscripts, such as the Bodmer Psalms codex, that are known … Continue reading →

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