Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Mummy Mask May Reveal the Oldest Fragment of the Gospel of Mark [Video]


A text found on papyrus used on a mummy mask may be the oldest copy of a gospel known to exist—a fragment of the Gospel of Mark that was written during the first century, before the year AD 90. Until now, the oldest surviving copies of the gospel texts date to the second century (the years AD 101 to 200). Keep reading

Also see
How Should We Respond to Reports That a Fragment of Mark Dates to the First Century?

Photo: Prof. Craig Evens

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