Since Youssef Nader, Luke Farritor, and Julian Schilliger won the Vesuvius
Challenge, we've seen more and more of the carbonized scrolls from Herculaneum identified and read. The Herculaneum Papyri have a firm terminus ante quem of A.D. 79—the date of the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius.
Read more about it here.
Hopefully we'll find out if Judas really was the only "good" disciple.
ReplyDeleteAre you sure the link in "Read more about it here" is correct?
ReplyDeleteMaybe something to do with todays date?
DeleteIs the Rick Roll so dated now that we need to explain it?
DeleteEven I too am excited to know about different endings of the Gospel of Mark.
ReplyDeleteIt took me a second, but then I realized it is April 1! BTW I love the Rick Astley song! ;-)
ReplyDeleteOne fragment reads: [E]lija[h] Hix[...]. Should we go with the shorter reading?
ReplyDeleteAnother fragment of the ancient text reads "Property of Herculaneum Library. Not intended for sale to American Bible Museums."
DeleteThis book is seriously overdue. Can you imagine the fines!
DeleteK, so... You got me. I'm going back to Byzantine Priority now, k thx bye
ReplyDeleteI also heard that Angel Studios was making a movie about First Century Mark. Is that true?
ReplyDeletenot funny
ReplyDeleteOh yes; it was hilarious!
DeleteYou had me for about 30 seconds ... until I checked the date! Well done Elijah. Here's hoping that one day we do find an early copy of Mark. Happy Easter everyone.
ReplyDeleteMakes me think back: some 20 years ago I announced a very special class on the newly found Aramaic version of Matthew. The lecture hall was quite full, while I was on my way home. Same date...
ReplyDeleteOh, I see I am registered as "Anonymous". Should've logged in.
DeleteCheers,
Bert Jan Lietaert Peerbolte
Amsterdam
Ha ha! Perhaps Trump should include it in his new "Bible" and charge $499
ReplyDeleteNicely done Elijah lol
ReplyDeleteIn some afterlife somewhere, one hopes "Reverend Professor" Carsten Thiede has it in him to smile at this post.
ReplyDeleteYes, indeed! They may have laughed at him over his defence of O’Callaghan, but he may be smiling on them now,
DeleteDefinitely a low class, inappropriate "joke"
ReplyDeleteWell, as they might have said in Herculaneum, while reclining at dinner : "de gustibus non est disputandum".
DeleteElijah's nursing a secret wish to become a Babylon Bee contributer? If you're gonna reach, reach for the stars, bruh
ReplyDeleteWhen they first started, I did submit a story to them (it was something along the lines of "local church in [x] denomination unveils new icon of [y] political candidate). I never got a reply, so I guess that's a fail. Had they taken it though, I would not have been the only contributor to this blog who had published something in a satire magazine/site.
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