Papyrus shenanigans

[Duncan Head]

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2020/jan/09/a-scandal-in-oxford-the-curious-case-of-the-stolen-gospel

Stolen gospel fragments and other papyri from the Oxyrhynchus collection.

[Patrick Waterson]

Tsk.  Someone evidently had prolonged access to the collection and someone else did not check it for completeness (not too surprising if it was kept under lock and key- by whom?).

To find the leaker, follow the money ...

[Jim Webster]

Fascinating!

[Tim]

As Patrick says Cui bono

[Duncan Head]

And now the professor at the centre of the story has been arrested - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/apr/16/oxford-professor-arrested-ancient-papyrus-bible-theft-dirk-obbink

[Jim Webster]

And now the professor at the centre of the story has been arrested - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/apr/16/oxford-professor-arrested-ancient-papyrus-bible-theft-dirk-obbink

fascinating