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An important mid-fourth century text, the Crosby-Schøyen Codex, which gave scholars a better understanding of early Christianity, will go on auction on June 11 at Christie’s in London.
Discovered alongside 20 other texts near Dishna, Egypt, in 1952, the codex is part of manuscripts collectively known as “the Dishna Papers” or “the Bodmer Papyri.” The Dishna Papers, produced at one of the first Christian monasteries in Egypt, have been crucial to making revisions to the text of the New Testament.
According to Ian N. Mills, who teaches classics and religious studies at Hamilton College, the codex itself contains three biblical texts, including the Book of Jonah and the First Epistle of Peter. It most likely once belonged to “book-loving monks” in central Egypt.
Today – for a few million dollars – it could be yours, as Mills writes.
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