Monthly Archives: April 2014

The Gospel of Jesus’ Wife Papyrus. Final Considerations

Posted on April 26, 2014 by Alin Suciu

Christian Askeland has recently pointed out that the Gospel of John fragment, allegedly found together with the Gospel of Jesus’ Wife papyrus, is undoubtedly a modern forgery. His assumption is based on the fact that the text of this fragment, … Continue reading →

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Christian Askeland Finds the “Smoking Gun”

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Alin Suciu

Over at Evangelical Textual Criticism blog, Christian Askeland announces that photos of the Gospel of John fragment, allegedly purchased together with the Gospel of Jesus Wife papyrus, are available here (click on “read the full report”) Christian remarks that The … Continue reading →

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The Gǝʿǝz version of Stephen of Thebes’ Sermo asceticus

Posted on April 19, 2014 by Alin Suciu

My current projects include the editio princeps of the Gǝʿǝz version of Stephen of Thebes’ Sermo asceticus, which is preserved in an unicum, namely EMML 4493, ff. 103r-105r (dated 1528 CE). Stephen is one of the most mysterious Egyptian ascetical … Continue reading →

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Coptic Faces

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Alin Suciu

Over at Manuscripts and Microfilm blog, I’ve read a nice post about a Greek manuscript in Istanbul (Patriarchate Library, Panagia Kamariotissa, ms. 5 – 10th century; contains homilies of John Chrysostom), in which the blogger “found a delightful illustrated note left … Continue reading →

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Radiocarbon Dating of Codex Glazier

Posted on April 6, 2014 by Alin Suciu

During a recent meeting, Stephen Emmel drew my attention to an article published by John Lawrence Sharpe in the proceedings of the International Conference on Conservation and Restoration of Archive and Library Materials, Erice, April 22nd-29th 1996.[1] In his paper, … Continue reading →

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“Apocryphization”: Theological Debates in Biblical Disguise. 8 May, 2014, King’s College London

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Alin Suciu

On May 8, 2014, I will attend a workshop organized by Peter Toth and Ioannis Papadogiannakis at King’s College, London. Here is the announcement. “Apocryphization”: Theological Debates in Biblical Disguise 8 May, 2014, King’s College London  This workshop focuses on a hitherto … Continue reading →

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