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Some Observations on the Updated EES Statement on P.Oxy. 83.5345
Thanks to Stephen Goranson for noting that the Egypt Exploration Society has posted an updated statement regarding some of the questions surrounding P.Oxy. 83.5345. There is a good deal of helpful and interesting information in this update. For now, I’ll … Continue reading
The Oxyrhynchus Papyri of Dubious Provenance and Editorial Choice
P.Oxy. 83.5345, the newly published papyrus fragment of the Gospel According to Mark, has the inventory number 104/14b, which is part of a clear sequence of such numbers among the Oxyrhynchus papyri; so there is no good reason to doubt … Continue reading
The Oxyrhynchus “Distributions”
In the recent discussions about the newly published fragment of the Gospel According to Mark (P.Oxy. 83.5345), there has been a little confusion about the so-called “distribution papyri.” These are pieces of papyrus excavated from Oxyrhynchus and elsewhere that the … Continue reading
EES Makes Edition of the New Oxyrhynchus Mark Fragment Available Online
The EES has made the edition of the new Mark fragment in The Oxyrhynchus Papyri series available freely online at https://www.ees.ac.uk/news/poxy-lxxxiii-5345 Also, Candida Moss and Joel Baden, who have been following the Green Collection and Museum of the Bible story for … Continue reading
P.Oxy. 83.5345: A Picture and Still More on Inventory Numbers
The papyrus formerly known as “First Century” Mark, which is now second or third (or fourth) century Mark, has finally appeared. Elijah Hixson’s original post has now been updated several times and now includes a picture of the papyrus in … Continue reading
Egypt Exploration Society on the Papyrus Formerly Known As “First Century” Mark
The Egypt Exploration Society has just posted an announcement on their website about P.Oxy. 83.5345:
So-called “First Century Mark.” Wow. (with a coda on Oxyrhynchus inventory numbers)
Quite a bit has gone down since Elijah Hixson broke the news yesterday that a newly published Oxyrhynchus papyrus (P.Oxy. 83.5345) is the much awaited “first century Mark” fragment that has been rumored to exist since 2012.
A Bit More on Sculpture Attributed to Oxyrhynchus
In an earlier post, I discussed a set of limestone sculptures usually described as funerary reliefs found at Oxyrhynchus. One of the pieces was a portrait of a woman acquired by the Boston Museum of Fine Arts in 1972. I … Continue reading
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