Monthly Archives: November 2019

Recap of the SBL “First Century Mark” Session

Posted on November 26, 2019 by Brent Nongbri

A few days ago, I was fortunate to be a part of the a session dedicated to a “postmortem” on so-called “First Century Mark” at the annual meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature in San Diego. Below is a … Continue reading →

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The Coptic Material from Oxyrhynchus

Posted on November 18, 2019 by Brent Nongbri

Several people have asked me why there are no Coptic pieces on the list of recently emerged papyri of dubious origins. I put that list online in the hopes of identifying more material that may have been stolen from the … Continue reading →

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News: Egypt Exploration Society Missing At Least 120 Papyri

Posted on November 18, 2019 by Brent Nongbri

I missed this news from a couple days ago. The Egypt Exploration Society has announced that they are missing at least 120 papyri from the Oxyrhynchus collection. Read the full announcement here.

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Once Again, Scott Carroll and a Papyrus of Plato

Posted on November 17, 2019 by Brent Nongbri

I’ve written before about Scott Carroll’s connection to a papyrus of Plato’s Phaedo. What I have only just now realized while reviewing some of Carroll’s past lectures is that his association with this piece goes back to early 2012 (or … Continue reading →

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A New(-ish) Published Papyrus from the Green Collection!

Posted on November 11, 2019 by Brent Nongbri

Sometimes my own oversights absolutely astound me. On my last update to the list of recently emerged papyri of dubious origins, I noted that a papyrus of a work of Aristotle in the Green Collection was said to have been … Continue reading →

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Additional Papyri of Unknown Origins

Posted on November 8, 2019 by Brent Nongbri

At the prompting of David Bradnick, I have added a few more items to the list of recently emerged papyri with dubious origins. I hesitated to add these pieces to the list because I have not seen images of them, … Continue reading →

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