Category Archives: Antiquities Market

“First Century” Mark, Dirk Obbink, and Hobby Lobby

Posted on June 23, 2019 by Brent Nongbri

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 →

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Another Part of Scott Carroll’s Manuscript Network

Posted on June 17, 2019 by Brent Nongbri

Another source of Scott Carroll’s manuscripts. Continue reading →

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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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P129: Some Questions about a Papyrus of 1 Corinthians

Posted on February 26, 2019 by Brent Nongbri

[[Update: The papyrus fragments of Romans and 1 Corinthians discussed in this post were among those stolen from the Egypt Exploration Society. See details here.]] On a few occasions, I’ve mentioned a fragmentary papyrus leaf containing 1 Corinthians in the … Continue reading →

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The Tchacos-Ferrini Codex of the Pauline Epistles in Coptic

Posted on February 23, 2019 by Brent Nongbri

While working through Scott Carroll’s videos, I’ve mentioned what I’m calling the Tchacos-Ferrini Codex of the Pauline epistles in Coptic (LDAB 108582). Little is currently known about this papyrus codex aside from an article in the journal Early Christianity by … Continue reading →

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Scott Carroll’s Christian Manuscripts

Posted on February 12, 2019 by Brent Nongbri

Scott Carroll and the Hobby Lobby / Museum of the Bible organization cut ties in May of 2012. Yet, his public presentations after that time continued to include images of manuscripts, such as the Bodmer Psalms codex, that are known … Continue reading →

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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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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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