The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-28
DISCOVERIES Ar dxYRRYNcUs.
More Finds Similar to the LoSta Of Christ
Uncovered In 1897.
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LONDON, Juno 27.-The interesting dis
covery at Oxyrhyncus in 1907 by Messrs.
Grenfen and Hunt of Oxford OF the logla
OF Christ. and other important papyn,
will doubtless be remembered. The re-
suits Of brief examination OF other papyrt
discovered by the same men In a second
series Of excavations fully justify the hopes
expressed In 1897 that Oxyrhyncus will
prove richer mine than any other for
the recovery Of early Christian literature.
Two, or perhaps three, moro seasons work
will be required 10 exhaust the more promis-
ing portions OF the site, the mounds Of which
cover an area surpassed by few ancient
Egyptian towns.
The most interesting. perhaps, Of the dis
ooveries In the second excavations Is q third
century fragment Of collection OF the say
ings OF Jesus, similar In style to the So
called logia discovered In 1907. Tho sep
arate sayings introduced by the words
"Jeeus saith are for the most part unre-
corded elsewhere, though some which
occur In the Gospels a. THE Kingdom OF
God is written to you and many. that the
first shall be last DO. occur hcre In diff
ferent surroundings.
Six sayings are in perfect condition, but
the new logia papyrus supplies more evil
dence Of it's origin tn an it's predecessor.
where 1t contains an Introductory para
graph stating that what follows consists
of The words which Jesus the Living Lord
spake,' to two Of his disciples. and more
over, one Of the unoanonical sayings Is al
ready extant In part. the conclusion Of it.,
He that wanders shall reign. and he that
reigns shall rest being quoted by Clement
OF Alexandria, from the Gospel according
to Hebrews.
1t Is indeed possible that this Gospel
was the source from which all this second
series Of the logia was derived, or all, or
some may have been taken from the Cos
pei according to Egyptians. to which Prof.
Harnack OF Berlin, and others referred In
speaking Of the logia found In 1907. Messrs.
Grenfell and Hunt, however, are disposed
to regard both series as collections OF
sayings currently ascribed to the Lord.
rather than extracts from any ono I'M
canonical Gospel.
Latin papyri from Egypt are 80 rare that
one containing part Of an epitome OF Lvy.
covering books 81 to 80 and 40 to IS, b
particularly interesting. All books later
than the forty-ffth OF Livy's history, have
been lost, although an epitome Of them
is extant. The papyrus which has now been
discovered. however. differs from this
epitome very largely IN respect to events
selected for mention. The back OF the
Livy papyrus was subsequently used for
writing the text Of the Epistle to the He
brews. OF which a considerable portion
Is preserved, and Is much the largest pieoe
OF the New Testament on papyrus yet
discovered. Another interesting Biblical
fragment comes from the septuagint YER
sion Of Genesis. 1t Is probably a century
older than any Of the e1tant vellum manu-
scripts. Among the numerous fragments
OF lost Greek classics. Is first century
B. C. papyrus, containing an ode. or odss,
of poetess, perhaps Cornna. tho rival
and reputed instructrees Of Pindar.