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Recap of the SBL “First Century Mark” Session
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
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One of the “Other” Oxyrhynchus Gospels for Sale and a Pattern in the Green Collection
Like many people, I have a number of lingering questions about the alleged sale of four fragmentary gospel papyri from the Oxyrhynchus collection.
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Jerry Pattengale on Dirk Obbink and the Mark Fragment
Elijah Hixson draws attention to an article that appeared online today in Christianity Today by Jerry Pattengale, one of the core team who developed
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Revisiting Some of Scott Carroll Comments in Light of the “First Century” Mark Purchase Agreement
My last post looked into a couple questions raised by the recently released purchase agreement between Hobby Lobby and Dirk Obbink regarding
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The “First Century” Mark Purchase Agreement: Some Initial Questions
The letter and documents provided by Mike Holmes in my previous post appear to provide confirmation of what many have suspected since the publication
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First Century Mark: Better Pictures
Several months have passed since the publication of the small papyrus fragment that was called “First-Century Mark” prior
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Unpublished Christian Papyri from Oxyrhynchus: Some Numbers
Excavated papyri; image source: Egypt Exploration Society My book on early Christian manuscripts contains a chapter on the Christian material that