Category Archives: Individual Manuscripts

The Date of P.Köln 10.406 (P118)

Posted on May 23, 2019 by

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 | 1 Comment

“Bodmer Papyri” at the Chester Beatty Library in Dublin

Posted on April 9, 2019 by

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 →

Posted in Bodmer Papyri, Chester Beatty Papyri, P.Bodmer II | 5 Comments

Unpublished Christian Papyri from Oxyrhynchus: Some Numbers

Posted on March 8, 2019 by

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

P129: Some Questions about a Papyrus of 1 Corinthians

Posted on February 26, 2019 by

On a few occasions, I’ve mentioned a fragmentary papyrus leaf containing 1 Corinthians in the Green Collection, GC.PAP.000120 (which has been assigned the number P129 in the INTF Liste). In one of Scott Carroll’s videos from 2018, this papyrus was … Continue reading →

Posted in Antiquities Dealers and Collectors, Antiquities Market, Green Collection, Green Collection 1 Corinthians, Green Collection Romans, Scott Carroll | 4 Comments

The Tchacos-Ferrini Codex of the Pauline Epistles in Coptic

Posted on February 23, 2019 by

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 →

Posted in Antiquities Dealers and Collectors, Antiquities Market, Scott Carroll, Tchacos-Ferrini Exodus Codex, Tchacos-Ferrini Pauline Epistles Codex | 1 Comment

Newsreel Footage of Codex Sinaiticus from 1933

Posted on February 13, 2019 by

The major portions of Codex Sinaiticus that now reside in the British Library were bound into a volume by Douglas Cockerell after the leaves were closely studied by H.J.M. Milne and T.C. Skeat in their classic book, Scribes and Correctors … Continue reading →

Posted in British Museum, Codex Sinaiticus, Codices, Videos | 3 Comments

Still More Greek and Coptic Papyri from Scott Carroll

Posted on January 24, 2019 by

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 →

Posted in Antiquities Dealers and Collectors, Green Collection, Green Collection 1 Samuel, Green Collection Greek Genesis, Green Collection Hebrews, Green Collection Romans, Mummies, Mummy cartonnage, Scott Carroll | 15 Comments