Álvarez on Kotwick, Der Papyrus von Derveni
Below you find a review from Bryn Mawr Classical Review on an important, recent edition (with introduction, text, commentary) of the Derveni Papyrus, as important a source for ancient Orphism […]
Tag Archives: Papyrology
Zellmann-Rohrer on Faraone, The Transformation of Greek Amulets
Michael Zellmann-Rohrer (Oxford University) has just published a review at BMCR of a Christopher Faraone, The Transformation of Greek Amulets in Roman Imperial Times. Empire and after (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania […]
God’s Library and Variant Readings
Brent Nongbri’s work will be familiar to many followers of this website, principally his terrific book Before Religion, a wonderful critique of the usage of the category ‘religion’ in the […]
job openings: digital Coptic palaeography
Lots of positions involving Coptic in Europe, these days. This one is on the computer science side of digital humanities. The deadline is not far off: 1 July. Universität Basel, […]
Greek Fragments of the First Apocalypse of James discovered
The (First) Apocalypse of James is an early Christian Gnostic apocalypse extant in two different Coptic versions, Nag Hammadi Codex V and the Tchacos Codex. These Coptic works are generally […]
“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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