. Light from the ancient East; the New Testament illustrated by recently discovered texts of the Graeco-Roman world. f^\ lHn^0i^k^^ 15. i Fig. 34.—Letter from Caor, Papas of Hermupolis, to Flavins Abinnaeus, anofficer at Dionysias in the Faytim. Papyrus, cvrca 346 Now in the Britishnj • - - - thorities, [p. 206 ILLUSTRATED BY THE NEW TEXTS 207 Kenyon^ and Nicole,^ awaiting a collective edition/The earliest dated letter in this priceless collectionwas written in the year 343, the most recent in 351 Among the numerous unknown persons who havecome to life again as correspondents of Abin
. Light from the ancient East; the New Testament illustrated by recently discovered texts of the Graeco-Roman world. f^\ lHn^0i^k^^ 15. i Fig. 34.—Letter from Caor, Papas of Hermupolis, to Flavins Abinnaeus, anofficer at Dionysias in the Faytim. Papyrus, cvrca 346 Now in the Britishnj • - - - thorities, [p. 206 ILLUSTRATED BY THE NEW TEXTS 207 Kenyon^ and Nicole,^ awaiting a collective edition/The earliest dated letter in this priceless collectionwas written in the year 343, the most recent in 351 Among the numerous unknown persons who havecome to life again as correspondents of Abinnaeus inthis collection one of the most remarkable is thewriter of the present letter, Caor, Papas of Hermu-polis. Like Kenyon* I at first took him to be abishop, understanding the word Papas in the sameway as in the Christian letter from Rome.^ But Iwas unable to answer the difficult question, whichHermupoUs could then be meant ? Lines 9 and 10would suit neither HermupoUs Magna nor Hermu-polis Parva, the only sees of this name ; such anexpression as we have there could only be used bysomebody who Uved not far from the reside
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