Category Archives: Scott Carroll

The Green Collection Mummy Masks: A Possible Source

Posted on January 30, 2019 by Brent Nongbri

For some time now, I’ve been trying to make progress in ascertaining the previous ownership of both the manuscripts and the cartonnage (from mummies and other sources) that ended up in the Green Collection. This post will focus on the … Continue reading →

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Sources and Destinations of Scott Carroll’s Papyri?

Posted on January 29, 2019 by Brent Nongbri

Thanks to Alin Suciu and Tommy Wasserman for pointing out that some of the manuscripts and facsimiles that Scott Carroll has been displaying over the last couple of years were part of an exhibition organized by Carroll’s Manuscript Research Group at … Continue reading →

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Still More Greek and Coptic Papyri from Scott Carroll

Posted on January 24, 2019 by Brent Nongbri

Thanks again to the resourcefulness of David Bradnick, here is still another video of Scott Carroll displaying still more papyrus and parchment manuscripts, including some Greek and Coptic manuscripts that have not appeared in the other videos I have surveyed. … Continue reading →

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More of Scott Carroll’s Papyri?

Posted on January 21, 2019 by Brent Nongbri

Thanks to David Bradnick for uncovering this relatively recent video of Scott Carroll that was recorded February 23, 2018 (Update: Thanks to Peter Gurry and Susanna Kinzig for pointing out the website for the original event). In this talk, “Stones … Continue reading →

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Scott Carroll’s Classical Papyri

Posted on January 18, 2019 by Brent Nongbri

So, I think I may be starting to alleviate some of my confusion about Scott Carroll and the Green Collection papyri. One part of all this that was unclear to me was the status of several manuscripts acquired or “discovered” … Continue reading →

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More Early Christian Greek and Coptic Papyri in the Green Collection?

Posted on January 11, 2019 by Brent Nongbri

In earlier posts I’ve discussed a number of early Christian manuscripts associated with the Green Collection (papyri of Genesis, Exodus and Hebrews, Matthew, Romans, and 1 Corinthians). Most of these pieces were featured at different points in the “Passages” speakers … Continue reading →

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Two More Greek Papyri in the Green Collection: Exodus and Hebrews

Posted on January 9, 2019 by Brent Nongbri

In my last post, I highlighted a papyrus of Genesis mentioned by Scott Carroll in his 2011 lecture in the “Passages” speakers series. Later in that same talk, Carroll singled out two other pieces in the collection, a papyrus leaf … Continue reading →

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A Green Collection Papyrus of Genesis in Greek

Posted on January 7, 2019 by Brent Nongbri

I continue to work through the “Passages” speakers series videos. During his talk in the 2011 sequence of lectures, Scott Carroll mentioned a number of literary papyri that the Green Collection had acquired. In the course of explaining the differences … Continue reading →

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The Green Collection 1 Samuel: A Place of Purchase

Posted on December 14, 2018 by Brent Nongbri

The “Passages” speakers series videos continue to yield insights into the early formation of the Green Collection, and in particular this papyrus of 1 Samuel that I have mentioned before. The usual format of these “Passages” talks involves extended introductory … Continue reading →

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The Green Collection Sappho Papyrus: Some New Details

Posted on December 13, 2018 by Brent Nongbri

I am in the process of working my way through videos of the lectures associated with the “Passages” travelling exhibition of Green Collection. At the prompting of David Bradnick who is also engaging in this pastime, I jumped ahead to … Continue reading →

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