June
11
/ 2024
By M J C Warren The Crosby-Schøyen Codex , an important early Christian book containing five distinct texts all copied by the same scribe, is going up for auction in June at Christie’s in London. If you have a spare £2 million or £3 million don’t miss this opportunity to own a key example of the birth of Christian culture and literature. [Actual selling price today was $3.9million/£3.065million]. Most news coverage of this 1700-year-old book focuses on claims that it includes the oldest complete text of two biblical books: Jonah and I Peter . But the ancient manuscript is all the more fascinating if you look at the other documents it includes, the social and political context that produced it
