Author Archives: Brent Nongbri

Article in The Ancient Near East Today

Posted on April 11, 2019 by Brent Nongbri

The April 2019 edition of The Ancient Near East Today is carrying a very nicely illustrated article about my book, God’s Library. You can check it out at their site.

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Kenyon’s Editions of the Chester Beatty Biblical Papyri Online

Posted on April 10, 2019 by Brent Nongbri

In addition to digital images of many of their manuscripts, the Chester Beatty Library in Dublin has also made available the text and plates of Frederic Kenyon’s editions of the Beatty Biblical Papyri. As I have noted before, these volumes … Continue reading →

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Pachomian Letters

Posted on April 10, 2019 by Brent Nongbri

Among the images recently posted online at the Chester Beatty Library are a number of copies of the writings of the Egyptian monk Pahom (usually called by his Latinized name, Pachomius) and his followers. Pachomius established a monastery near Faw … Continue reading →

Posted in Bodmer Papyri, Chester Beatty Papyri | 2 Comments

“Bodmer Papyri” at the Chester Beatty Library in Dublin

Posted on April 9, 2019 by Brent Nongbri

I’ve mentioned before that the term “Bodmer Papyri” can be a little misleading, both because the ancient collection that scholars call the “Bodmer Papyri” includes some items that are not kept at the Fondation Martin Bodmer in Geneva and because … Continue reading →

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Visiting the University of Oslo

Posted on April 3, 2019 by Brent Nongbri

I’m spending the next couple weeks visiting the University of Oslo, specifically the Faculty of Theology. I’ll be meeting with the research groups here in New Testament and Early Christianity and Coptic Texts and Manuscripts. On Thursday, April 4, I’ll be … Continue reading →

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The Cast in “Greek Papyri”

Posted on March 17, 2019 by Brent Nongbri

Many thanks to Ann Hanson for helping to identify the figures in the “Greek Papyri” film featured in my last post. Starting from the beginning of the film: The voice reading the selection from Winckelmann’s account of the Herculaneum papyri … Continue reading →

Posted in Oxyrhynchus Papyri | 7 Comments

The Film “Greek Papyri”

Posted on March 14, 2019 by Brent Nongbri

Thanks to a notice from an anonymous commenter, I am thrilled to report that the film “Greek Papyri–The Rediscovery of the Ancient World” is now available on Youtube. The film was produced in 1971 by the Greek and Latin Departments … Continue reading →

Posted in Mummies, Mummy cartonnage, Oxyrhynchus Papyri | 3 Comments

Unpublished Christian Papyri from Oxyrhynchus: Some Numbers

Posted on March 8, 2019 by Brent Nongbri

My book on early Christian manuscripts contains a chapter on the Christian material that has so far emerged from the excavations of Grenfell and Hunt at Oxyrhynchus. One of the questions I was unable to answer during my research was … Continue reading →

Posted in First Century Mark, Oxyrhynchus Papyri | 8 Comments

The Green Collection’s “Block Book” and What It Means to Own a Cultural Heritage Item

Posted on March 7, 2019 by Brent Nongbri

During the “Passages” Speaker Series in Charlotte, North Carolina in 2012 and 2013, it was customary for Jerry Pattengale to host the evening talks and to provide updates on the development of the Green Collection. In one of these updates, … Continue reading →

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Burning Papyri

Posted on March 1, 2019 by Brent Nongbri

As I compiled stories of discoveries of early Christian manuscripts for my book, God’s Library, one of the recurring tropes I encountered was the claim (usually by European and American scholars and collectors) that native Egyptians burned manuscripts. Such stories … Continue reading →

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