Scholar Finds 1,700-Year-Old Gospel Fragment on eBay, Starting at $99
- November 27, 2015 23:03
Geoffrey Smith, an assistant professor of early Christianity at the University of Texas, was searching eBay when he discovered a 1,700-year-old papyrus fragment of the Gospel of John offered with a starting bid of $99.
Recognizing it as a rare scroll in Greek with a fragment of text from John I, 50-51, Dr. Smith contacted the seller so that the piece wouldn't disappear into a private colleciton. The rare document was pulled from eBay, but where it will end up is unknown.
_-Closing-the-Distance_100x100_c.jpg "Lot 204: Bob Kuhn (1920–2007),Closing the Distance, 1977, acrylic on masonite, 24 x 48 in, Sold: $409,500")
