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The “First Century” Mark Purchase Agreement: Some Initial Questions
The letter and documents provided by Mike Holmes in my previous post appear to provide confirmation of what many have suspected since the publication of P.Oxy. 83.5345, the so-called “First Century” Mark fragment: This papyrus and other Christian manuscripts in … Continue reading
“First Century” Mark, Dirk Obbink, and Hobby Lobby
I am pasting below an e-mail I and several other people received this afternoon from Mike Holmes regarding P.Oxy. 5345, the so-called First Century Mark and other Oxyrhynchus fragments allegedly sold by Dirk Obbink: [Update: For some initial reactions, see … Continue reading
Another Part of Scott Carroll’s Manuscript Network
Another source of Scott Carroll’s manuscripts. Continue reading
The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath: Synoptic Problems
The saying in Matthew 12:8 (and its parallels) presents a fun puzzle. Continue reading
The New York Public Library and P52
There was a rather depressing article in the New York Times about the New York Public Library a few days ago. But reading the story brought back some fond memories for me. I first visited the main branch of the library … Continue reading
Posted in Adolf Deissmann, P.Ryl. 3.457, Palaeography, Rylands Papyri
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The Date of P.Köln 10.406 (P118)
One of the habits of papyrologists and New Testament scholars that I’ve tried to highlight over the last decade is the practice of dating the handwriting of ancient manuscripts by comparing them to other samples of handwriting that are themselves … Continue reading
Posted in Codices, P.Bodmer II, Palaeography
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Venn Diagrams and the Synoptic Problem
I mentioned that I gave a paper in Oslo some weeks ago on the issue of manuscripts and the synoptic problem. While it was the issue of manuscripts and variant readings that was the focus of my attention, writing this paper … Continue reading
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P.Bodmer 58 and Ancient Instructions for Preparing Parchment
While the Bodmer Papyri are best known for the subset of Greek and Coptic codices that Martin Bodmer acquired from Egyptian sources through the Cypriot dealer Phocion Tano in the 1950s, there are other early Christian materials in the collection … Continue reading
An Oxyrhynchus Manuscript of Romans
In light of the recent report on unpublished early Christian manuscripts from the Oxyrhynchus collection, it may be worth revisiting an old video. In 2006, the PBS television program Nova: ScienceNow presented a segment on the use of multispectral imaging (MSI) … Continue reading
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