Monthly Archives: August 2019

A New Article on Palaeographic Dating of Codices

Posted on August 18, 2019 by Brent Nongbri

The latest issue of Journal for the Study of the New Testament contains a group of articles that emerged from an SBL session in 2016 arranged by Roberta Mazza on problems of dating ancient manuscripts. In addition to Roberta’s introductory … Continue reading →

Posted in Codices, Codicology, Palaeography | 5 Comments

Dirk Obbink, Scott Carroll, and a Papyrus of Plato

Posted on August 16, 2019 by Brent Nongbri

Past posts on this blog have examined different aspects of Dirk Obbink’s involvement in the trade in ancient manuscripts–as buyer, seller, and consultant to Hobby Lobby. Another key part of the high-end antiquities market is the process of appraisal, assigning … Continue reading →

Posted in Antiquities Dealers and Collectors, Antiquities Market, Dirk Obbink, Lee Biondi, Mummy cartonnage, Scott Carroll | 15 Comments

The Radiocarbon Dating of the “New Sappho” Papyrus

Posted on August 10, 2019 by Brent Nongbri

In my last post on the various discrepancies in the origin story of the Sappho papyrus published in 2014, I mentioned an article by Dirk Obbink published in The Times Literary Supplement on 5 February 2014. In this article, Professor … Continue reading →

Posted in Antiquities Dealers and Collectors, Dirk Obbink, P.Sapph. Obbink, Radiocarbon analysis | 10 Comments

Dirk Obbink, Scott Carroll, and Sappho

Posted on August 3, 2019 by Brent Nongbri

When I was pulling together material illustrating the long and close association of Dirk Obbink with the Green Collection / Museum of the Bible organizations, and especially the connection between Professor Obbink and Scott Carroll from 2010-2012, it occurred to … Continue reading →

Posted in Antiquities Dealers and Collectors, Dirk Obbink, Green Collection, Green Collection Sappho, P.Sapph. Obbink, Scott Carroll | 16 Comments