![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() As usual, such a study has brought up a number of related issues which deserve to be commented upon. The manuscript itself merits a paper, regardless of the redating. The librarian, Dr Christine Ferdinand, is not sure she appreciates all the extra visitors! I went to see the papyrus and took the Ministry Teaching Programme students earlier this month. A few years ago a German scholar proposed a redating of the papyrus to the first century, bringing controversy and a pilgrimage of interested parties to Magdalen. It is already the oldest copy of any part of Matthew’s gospel, having been dated c. P64, a parchment manuscript kept in Magdalen College old library. Prism : Insight & Inspiration (Christ in the Old Testament)Įmily and I moved to Oxford to start the new millennium, and one thing I was eager to see was the controversial “Jesus Papyrus” a.k.a. ![]()
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