#1635
2018-11-13
Jerusalem Inscription/The Scroll vs. The Codex
With Clyde Billington
The cover story of the latest issue of ARTIFAX magazine reports on the discovery of an inscription from 100 BC that mentions Jerusalem. The inscription was found at the west end of modern Jerusalem, near the central bus station. It appears 2,000 years ago this was a small pottery village that served the nearby city of Jerusalem and the pilgrims who visited its temple. We also discuss a column by Larry Hurtado in the November/December issue of Biblical Archaeology Review which reports that it were the early Christians who pioneered a new innovation in writing, the codex, which eventually displaced the scroll. The evidence is overwhelming, and fascinating.
tags: Jerusalem Inscription Dodalos potter village scroll codex Christian writers Scripture
#1275
2011-04-13
With prof. Larry Hurtado, University of Edinburgh
A conversation about the depictions of the cross by early Christians, prompted by the discovery of lead tablets which might be ancient. Or not.
tags: Lead codex metal codices Larry Hurtado early Christians Dead Sea Scrolls Jordan staurogram silly season
#1274
2011-04-06
With prof. Larry Hurtado
Recent reports on the discovery of ancient-looking metal tablets in the Middle East raise questions: are they real or modern forgeries?
tags: Lead codex metal codices Larry Hurtado early Christians Dead Sea Scrolls Jordan