Category Archives: Green Collection

1 Samuel and the Green Collection’s “Cartonnage”

Posted on June 17, 2018 by

Thanks to Matthew Hamilton for pointing out that the Green Collection papyrus containing 1 Samuel was described in the catalog accompanying the “Passages” exhibition in 2012. Matthew states that in the catalog, “the papyrus is noted as having 9 chapters … Continue reading →

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The Green Collection 1 Samuel Papyrus and Mummy Cartonnage

Posted on June 15, 2018 by

In the course of rooting around online for further insight into the early Christian papyrus fragments I have been discussing (here and here), I’ve followed in the tracks of others (like Brice Jones and Roberta Mazza) who were already going … Continue reading →

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P129, P130, and P131: A Couple More Observations

Posted on June 14, 2018 by

In my previous post, I tried to direct attention to the source of certain papyri in the Green Collection and/or the Museum of the Bible that seem to have been acquired at about the same time as “first century” Mark … Continue reading →

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Some Observations on the Updated EES Statement on P.Oxy. 83.5345

Posted on June 4, 2018 by

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 →

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The Oxyrhynchus “Distributions”

Posted on May 26, 2018 by

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 →

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P.Oxy. 83.5345: A Picture and Still More on Inventory Numbers

Posted on May 24, 2018 by

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 →

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Further Details on the Robinson Papyri

Posted on July 24, 2017 by

Once I got to organizing my thoughts about the Robinson Papyri yesterday, it occurred to me that the best thing to do was simply to list them out. As I was working through the collection, I came across another description of … Continue reading →

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