Bodmer Papyri to the Vatican

The world's oldest known copy of the Gospel of Saint Luke, containing the earliest known Lord's Prayer, and one of the oldest copies of the Gospel of Saint John have been acquired by the Vatican . . .

Now stored in the Vatican's Library, the documents are for the first time available for scholarly review. In the future, excerpts may be put on display for the general public.

I don't think this is quite accurate, since the papyri had been fully published already.

Collectively known as the Bodmer Papyrus XIV-XV, the documents date to 175-225 A.D. and consist of 51 leaves from a manuscript that originally consisted of 72 leaves folded in the middle to form a single quire. . .

From Discovery News. We reported on the outrage occasioned by the Bodmer's plans to sell back in October.

Posted by David on March 5, 2007 5:26 PM