Tag Archives: Christian Askeland

Complete Facsimile Edition of the Coptic Codices from Hamuli Online

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Alin Suciu

We all owe a debt of gratitude to Ronald Hurlocker and to his supervisor, Christian Askeland, for making available on archive.org the massive facsimile edition of the Morgan Library & Museum’s Coptic codices which belonged to the Monastery of the … Continue reading →

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SBL Coptic Dinner

Posted on October 22, 2015 by Alin Suciu

On Monday night, 23 Nov at 7:30pm, this year’s SBL Coptic gathering will take place at Pitty Pat’s Porch, an outstanding Atlanta restaurant whose cuisine and atmosphere derive from the blockbuster film and novel Gone with the Wind. Last year’s … Continue reading →

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SBL Coptic Sushi Night

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Alin Suciu

Below is an announcement from Christian Askeland. On Monday, 24 November, the SBL Coptic illuminati will gather for their annual feast, following the evening session.  (If you are reading this blog, then consider yourself one of the illuminati.)  Christian Askeland … Continue reading →

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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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Coptic Sushi Night at SBL Monday, 25 Nov 2013

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Alin Suciu

I’ve just received this message from Christian Askeland. If you want to participate, you can leave your messages here and Christian will read them (I will not attend the SBL meeting). For those who love Coptic, for those who love … Continue reading →

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SBL Coptic Breakfast

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Alin Suciu

Here is a message from Christian Askeland to those who will attend the SBL meeting later this month: Society of Biblical Literature attendees with interest in Coptic language and literature are warmly invited to meet Monday morning (19 Nov) at … Continue reading →

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Cairo 2008 Coptic Congress Papers Publication

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Alin Suciu

Important message from Christian Askeland: “Anne Boud’hors and Peeter’s publishing house have generously agreed to publish papers from the 2008 Cairo congress within a 2013 edition of the Journal of Coptic Studies.  The effort will be organized by Christian Askeland, … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Christian Askeland on the Coptic Versions of the Gospel of John

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Alin Suciu

In earlier posts, Alin announced his discovery of several previously unidentified fragments of the Fayumic New Testament.  These discoveries are particularly exciting for those of us involved in the textual criticism of the New Testament. In 1874, the Bishop of … Continue reading →

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New Fragments of the Gospels in Fayyumic

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Alin Suciu

The remnants of several Fayyumic Biblical codices which belonged to the White Monastery survive scattered in various modern collections. They were studied over the course of time by several scholars. For her part, Anne Boud’hors published some of the fragments … Continue reading →

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A Hitherto Unnoticed Coptic Fragment from the Apocalypse of John

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Alin Suciu

Earlier this year, my friend Christian Askeland completed and defended successfully his doctoral thesis at the University of Cambridge. The title of his dissertation is “John’s Gospel: The Coptic Translations of Its Greek Text,” and it was already accepted for … Continue reading →

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