“Gospel of Jesus’ Wife”-Papyrus’ owner unmasked
What a yarn. Read it here at The Atlantic. The evidence that the papyrus is a forgery is overwhelming; the most up-to-date discussions I know of may be found here, […]
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New Book: Ancient Tales of Giants from Qumran and Turfan
Ancient Tales of Giants from Qumran and Turfan. Contexts, Traditions, and Influences. Ed. by Matthew Goff, Loren T. Stuckenbruck, and Enrico Morano. Mohr Siebeck, 2016. Was happy to read […]
New Book: Paul and Gnosis
Paul and Gnosis. Edited by Stanley E. Porter and David I. Yoon. Pauline Studies 9; Leiden: Brill, 2016. The volume includes, among much else, some new essays on the […]
New translation of Calcidius
John Magee’s new translation of the fourth-century Latin commentary of Calcidius on Plato’s Timaeus has now appeared, courtesy of Harvard University Press. Check it out here. This should be a […]
R.I.P. James M. Robinson
I heard last week that James M. Robinson, probably best known to followers of this blog as a Prime Mover in the edition, translation, and publication of the Nag Hammadi […]
Magic and Myth in the Archiv für Religionsgeschichte
Today I came across a delightful slew of articles on magic and myth in Archiv für Religionsgeschichte 16:1 (2015). Here is the table of contents: In memoriam Walter Burkert […]
Conference: International Association for Coptic Studies (IACS)
The 11th International Congress of Coptic Studies will meet at Claremont Graduate University, California, USA, from July 25-30, 2016. Coptic monks, magic, manuscripts, and more will be discussed at length. […]
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