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Scholar Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Ancient Bible Texts from Oxford

TylerR Wed, 04/22/20 8:31 pm
Bible, Theology & Philosophy
Manuscripts

CT: An Oxford professor has been arrested on allegations of stealing and selling as many as 120 ancient pieces of papyrus, including a fragment of the Gospel of Mark that may be the oldest New Testament text ever discovered.

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