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Ian N. Mills, Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics and Religious Studies, Hamilton College

An ancient manuscript up for sale gives a glimpse into the history of early Christianity

The Crosby-Schoyen Codex at Christie's auction house in Paris. The manuscript goes up for auction in London on June 11, 2024. Julien De Rosa/AFP via Getty Images

An important piece of early Christian history, the Crosby-Schøyen Codex, is up for auction at Christie’s in London. This codex is a mid-fourth century book from Egypt containing a combination of biblical and other early Christian texts.

The Crosby-Schøyen Codex was discovered alongside more than 20 other codices near Dishna, Egypt, in 1952. These manuscripts are collectively known as “the Dishna Papers” or “the Bodmer Papyri,” after the Swiss collector Martin Bodmer.

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