Monthly Archives: April 2022

C. H. Roberts at Blackwell’s

Posted on April 27, 2022 by Brent Nongbri

Colin H. Roberts (1909-1990) will be known to some as the papyrologist who published editions of many important papyri, including early Christian pieces like P.Ryl. Gr. 3 457 (a.k.a. P52) and the Magdalen College fragments of the Gospel of Matthew … Continue reading →

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Better Images of the Dead Sea Scrolls at the Vatican

Posted on April 20, 2022 by Brent Nongbri

I mentioned in a post in 2021 that the Vatican Museum had on display two small fragments of animal hide with Hebrew letters that are identified as “inscribed fragments of Qumran scrolls.” They were donated in 2001 from the personal … Continue reading →

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The Question of Question Marks in Greek Manuscripts

Posted on April 14, 2022 by Brent Nongbri

I’ve been meaning to post for quite some time on a fascinating video from the 2021 Birmingham Colloquium on New Testament Textual Criticism. Elijah Hixson presented on P50, a papyrus bifolium containing Acts 8:26-32 and 10:26-31 kept at Yale’s Beinecke … Continue reading →

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