- Bernard Pyne Grenfell
Bernard Pyne Grenfell (1869-1926), was an English scientist and
egyptologist , member of theThe Queen's College, Oxford .With his friend and colleague, Arthur Surridge Hunt, he took part in the archaeological dig of
Oxyrhynchus and discovered many ancient manuscripts, including some of the oldest known copies of theNew Testament and theSeptuagint . Other notable finds are extensive, including previously unknown works by known classical authors. The majority of the find consists of thousands of documentary texts. Parabiblical material, such as copies of the "Logia of Jesus" ("words") were also found.In 1908, he became Professor of
Papyrology atOxford and was part of the editing of "The Oxyrynthus Papyri" and other similar works.Publications
*B P. Grenfell, A. S. Hunt, "Sayings of Our Lord from an early Greek Papyrus" (Egypt Exploration Fund; 1897).
*B. P. Grenfell, A. S. Hunt, and D. G. Hogarth, "Fayûm Towns and Their Papyri" (London 1900).ee also
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Oxyrhynchus papyri External links
* Bell HI. [http://grenfell.history.users.btopenworld.com/Biographies/bernard_pine_grenfell.htm 'Bernard Pyne Grenfell'.] In JRH Weaver (ed.). "Dictionary of National Biography 1922 - 1930". Oxford University Press.
* [http://dlxs2.library.cornell.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=cdl;idno=cdl242 The Oxyrhynchus papyri, edited with translations and notes by Bernard P. Grenfell and Arthur S. Hunt (Part 10)] Cornell University Library Historical Monographs Collection. {Reprinted by} [http://www.amazon.com/dp/1429739711/ Cornell University Library Digital Collections]
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