Tag Archives: Jesus

An Illustrated Papyrus in Florence

Posted on April 22, 2026 by Brent Nongbri

I’ve long been intrigued by a famous illustrated papyrus. You may have seen it on the cover of Lincoln Blumell and Thomas Wayment’s book, Christian Oxyrhynchus: Texts, Documents, and Sources (2015): The front matter in the book identifies the illustration … Continue reading →

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P52 on the Joe Rogan Experience: Fact Check

Posted on January 11, 2025 by Brent Nongbri

I’m not a regular consumer of “The Joe Rogan Experience,” but I was compelled to check it out when I heard that the podcaster was chatting about P.Ryl.Gr. 3.457, a.k.a. P52, the small fragment of a papyrus leaf containing a … Continue reading →

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Moss, God’s Ghostwriters

Posted on April 28, 2024 by Brent Nongbri

Over the last few years, Candida Moss has published several very interesting articles on different aspects of slavery and early Christianity, such as: “The Secretary: Enslaved Workers, Stenography, and the Production of Early Christian Literature,” Journal of Theological Studies 74 (2023) … Continue reading →

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