. Light from the ancient East; the New Testament illustrated by recently discovered texts of the Graeco-Roman world. said to Archelaus, he drivethme mad ^^: away with him. ^^ But thou hast done well.* Thou = 6yiy4v<a ( = iytyalvw from {ryialpoj, Karl Dieterich, Vntersuohungen, p. 91 p. 179, n. 25 above). = x^P- = irdfiiv as in the oldest Christian papyrus letter extant (No. 16 below,nut) ° = \onr6v. = iiw li^ as in the letter of the Papas Caor (No. 19 below). = direviyKcu. = eirolriiras. = fce 1 = = itreppas. = (irKEVirai. = &POII. ^ = ^/iSs. = vlvui. « = ippStuBiiX. Ironica


. Light from the ancient East; the New Testament illustrated by recently discovered texts of the Graeco-Roman world. said to Archelaus, he drivethme mad ^^: away with him. ^^ But thou hast done well.* Thou = 6yiy4v<a ( = iytyalvw from {ryialpoj, Karl Dieterich, Vntersuohungen, p. 91 p. 179, n. 25 above). = x^P- = irdfiiv as in the oldest Christian papyrus letter extant (No. 16 below,nut) ° = \onr6v. = iiw li^ as in the letter of the Papas Caor (No. 19 below). = direviyKcu. = eirolriiras. = fce 1 = = itreppas. = (irKEVirai. = &POII. ^ = ^/iSs. = vlvui. « = ippStuBiiX. Ironical. The word in the original has the form of the accusative. This is notan outrage on grammar, but a symptom that the dative was beginning todisappear in the popular language. That is to say: alone, without taking the son. ^ \onr6v, as used frequently in St. Pauls letters. 2 The New Testament dcooroTiSw, of. p. 80 above.^ ipov is used exactly like this in John xix. 15. ;;?,...^;ri-- \ :.. - ?,-if~.vA ^W:: ?/ „„ .., ~--- ? -? ?* , - ?.. r .1-. .^j-y, .,, , , W ????? ?? -n. \: i^wiJcS^^ir-r^^-f^ fe Fie. 29.—Letter from Theon, an Egyptian boy, to his father Theon, 2nd or 3rd cent. from Oxyrhynchus. Now in the Bodleian Library, Oxford. Facsimile kindly obtainedby Dr. Arthur S. Hunt. [p. 188 ILLUSTRATED BY THE NEW TEXTS 189 hast sent me great^ gifts—locust-beans,^ They deceived^ us*there on the 12th day, when thou didst sail. Finally, sendfor me, I beseech thee. If thou sendest not, I will not eatnor drink.^ Even so. Fare thee well, I pray, Tybi 18. On the verso the address:Deliver to Theon from Theonas his son. A nice handful, this boy! He has wrought hismother to such a pitch that she is almost besideherself and has but one wish: Away with him 1And the father is no better treated. Little Theonis determined at all costs to share in the journey toAlexandria planned by Theon the elder. Therehave already been several scenes about it, and thefather, who has no n


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