Category Archives: Oxyrhynchus Papyri

Recap of the SBL “First Century Mark” Session

Posted on November 26, 2019 by

A few days ago, I was fortunate to be a part of the a session dedicated to a “postmortem” on so-called “First Century Mark” at the annual meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature in San Diego. Below is a … Continue reading →

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The Coptic Material from Oxyrhynchus

Posted on November 18, 2019 by

Several people have asked me why there are no Coptic pieces on the list of recently emerged papyri of dubious origins. I put that list online in the hopes of identifying more material that may have been stolen from the … Continue reading →

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News: Egypt Exploration Society Missing At Least 120 Papyri

Posted on November 18, 2019 by

I missed this news from a couple days ago. The Egypt Exploration Society has announced that they are missing at least 120 papyri from the Oxyrhynchus collection. Read the full announcement here.

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Dirk Obbink Discusses Oxyrhynchus “Distribution” Papyri

Posted on October 25, 2019 by

Although Professor Dirk Obbink has issued an emphatic denial of accusations that he illegally stole and sold papyri from the Egypt Exploration Society, he has not (to the best of my knowledge) denied that he (legally) bought and sold so-called … Continue reading →

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A Couple More Manuscripts of Questionable Origins

Posted on October 23, 2019 by

I’ve added a couple more pieces to the list of manuscripts of dubious origins. These are more pieces that have shown up in Scott Carroll’s talks in recent years, and both of these items may also be connected to the … Continue reading →

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More News on Stolen Papyri from the Egypt Exploration Society

Posted on October 21, 2019 by

The Egypt Exploration Society has posted an update to last week’s announcement regarding papyri stolen from the EES and allegedly sold to Hobby Lobby by Professor Dirk Obbink. The updates discuss the EES manuscripts that have made their way to … Continue reading →

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A Statement from Dirk Obbink

Posted on October 20, 2019 by

Professor Dirk Obbink has issued a public statement emphatically denying the accusations that he sold Oxyrhynchus papyri to Hobby Lobby. The local Texas newspaper to which Prof. Obbink chose to communicate his statement (the Waco Tribune-Herald) is not available online … Continue reading →

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