The Jesus Papyrus by Carsten Peter Thiede

Indeed, the Magdalen Papyrus corroborates three traditions: Saint Matthew actually wrote the Gospel bearing his name he wrote it within a generation of Jesus' death and the Gospel stories about Jesus are true. 60.īut what is all the fuss about? How can three ancient papyrus fragments be so significant? How did Thiede arrive at this radical early dating? And what does it mean to the average Christian? Now readers have authoritative answers to these pivotal questions, in a book written by Thiede himself and by Times of London journalist Matthew d'Ancona, who originally broke the story to the public. His research showed the bits of papyrus to be significantly older, written about A.D. 180-200 - were reevaluated by scholar Carsten Peter Thiede. Nearly a century later, the fragments - part of the Gospel of Matthew and thought to date from A.D. He donated these papyrus fragments to his alma mater, Magdalen College in Oxford, England, where they sat in a display case and drew very little attention.

Huleatt acquired three pieces of a New Testament manuscript on the murky antiquities market of Luxor, Egypt.

The Jesus Papyrus by Carsten Peter Thiede