One of the oldest books in existence expected to fetch over $US2.6 million at auction
New York City, US Reuters A book from Egypt that was written at the dawn of Christianity and is considered one of the oldest books in existence will go up for auction in June in London. The Crosby-Schoyen Codex – written in Coptic on papyrus around 250-350 AD, and produced in one of the first […]
Oldest Christian letter identified, says Swiss academic
A letter written on papyrus, which has been located at a Swiss university for more than 100 years, has been identified as the oldest known Christian private letter, according to a researcher. A statement released by the University of Basel last Thursday said the letter from Roman Egypt – which mainly deals with mundane family matters […]