The Story of the Bodmer Papyri From the First Monastery's Library in Upper Egypt to Geneva and Dublin
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Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
28.02.2013
Verlag
Boydell & Brewer LtdSeitenzahl
226
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22,9/15,2/1,2 cm
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310 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-0-227-17278-0
James Robinson scrupulously traces the story of the Bodmer Papyri from the history of their discovery, and acquisition by various institutions and individuals, to their current locations and study. He examines the form of the cache of manuscripts which consist not only of papyri but also of codices and scrolls, most of which are located at the celebrated Bibliotheque Bodmer near Geneva. However, a large number can be found at the Chester Beatty Library in Dublin, a circumstance to which the second chapter is devoted, and a few are widely dispersed in Mississippi, Cologne, and Barcelona. In Egypt the manuscripts are known as the Dishna papers, since that is the name of the large town where they were sold. Robinson reveals that the manuscripts are the last remnants of the library of the Pachomian monastic order of Egypt, the result of his commission by the United Nations Educational and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) to track down the location of the Nag Hammadi Codices discovery.
Robinson's sweeping work will fascinate bibliophiles and any individual seeking a physical history of the treasure trove of the Bodmer Papyri. James M. Robinson is Professor of Religion Emeritus at Claremont Graduate University, where he was founder and Director of the Institute for Antiquity and Christianity. As permanent secretary of UNESCO's International Committee for the Nag Hammadi Codices, he edited 'The Coptic Gnostic Library', reprinted in five volumes (2000); among his many other publications is 'Language, Hermeneutic, and History'. Only James M. Robinson - based largely on first-hand experience - could recall, review, and evaluate the intricate details of the discovery and collection of the Dishna papers,which became part of the 'Bodmer Papyri.' In a detective-like fashion, he traces the complex history of this sizable collection, utilizing conversations, letters, and reports from native discoverers, Egyptian antiquities dealers, collectors of manuscripts, museum curators and conservators, as well as papyrologists, Coptologists, and editors of Greek,Latin, and Coptic texts. Eldon Jay Epp, author of 'Perspectives on New Testament Textual Criticism'.
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