Category Archives: Manuscript Collections

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

Posted on January 11, 2019 by

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 →

Posted in First Century Mark, Green Collection, Green Collection Greek Genesis, Green Collection Hebrews, Passages Speakers Series, Scott Carroll, Uncategorized | 3 Comments

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

Posted on January 9, 2019 by

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 →

Posted in Green Collection, Green Collection Hebrews, Passages Speakers Series, Scott Carroll | 5 Comments

A Green Collection Papyrus of Genesis in Greek

Posted on January 7, 2019 by

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 →

Posted in Antiquities Market, Green Collection, Green Collection Greek Genesis, Passages Speakers Series, Scott Carroll | 8 Comments

P.Bodmer 1, A Land List Reused for Books 5 and 6 of the Iliad

Posted on January 4, 2019 by

2018 was an important year for the study of the Bodmer Papyri, with the launch of the “Papyri” cluster of the Bodmer Lab website, which made available digital images of the papyrus and parchment manuscripts from Egypt in the collection. … Continue reading →

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On the Dispersion of Libraries

Posted on December 26, 2018 by

I’ve had the break-up of libraries on my mind lately for several reasons. At one level, this phenomenon is never far from my thoughts. For years now, I’ve been working on the somewhat scrappy remains of what must have been … Continue reading →

Posted in Chester Beatty Papyri, Chester Beatty Pauline Epistles, Codices, Oxyrhynchus Papyri | 6 Comments

The Green Collection 1 Samuel: A Place of Purchase

Posted on December 14, 2018 by

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 →

Posted in Antiquities Market, Green Collection, Green Collection 1 Samuel, Mummy cartonnage, Passages Speakers Series, Scott Carroll | 2 Comments

The Green Collection Sappho Papyrus: Some New Details

Posted on December 13, 2018 by

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 →

Posted in Antiquities Dealers and Collectors, Antiquities Market, Green Collection, Mummy cartonnage, Passages Speakers Series, Robinson Papyri, Scott Carroll | 7 Comments